Maison Law represents the victims of Santa Cruz personal injury accidents. Our personal injury lawyers aggressively protect accident victims and demand the support they need to make a full recovery.
Please contact us after a car crash or any other accident caused by someone else’s negligence. We provide a free, no-obligation consultation for all local victims.
It’s a no-risk opportunity to find out what your injury may be worth and how to hold careless individuals or businesses fully responsible.
Do I Need a Lawyer After a Personal Injury Accident?
If your accident results in only property damage or some minor scrapes and bruises, you may not need the help of a lawyer. But if you suffer a more serious injury such as a bone fracture or head trauma, and someone’s carelessness is to blame, you may need a skilled attorney to make sure you get the support you need while you recover.
When the cost of medical care skyrockets, insurance companies look even harder for ways to avoid having to accept financial responsibility. It’s why a Santa Cruz personal injury lawyer is often a necessary safeguard for victims. Your lawyer investigates your accident and has evidence ready when insurance adjusters attempt to turn the blame around on you.
Your Maison Law attorney examines every settlement offer from an insurance company. If it doesn’t cover everything you’ve been through, your lawyer helps you reject it and demand more.
What Our Clients Say
SOME COMMON TYPES OF ACCIDENTS IN AND AROUND SANTA CRUZ
The beautiful surroundings and focus on tourism in Santa Cruz can leave some people paying more attention to the scenery than on what’s in front of them.
This sometimes careless behavior can lead to serious personal injury accidents. You might be going about your own activities with all due consideration for safety, but somebody else’s negligence causes a serious accident.
Suddenly, you’re in physical, emotional and financial upheaval, and it could be a lengthy recovery without the ability to work. On top of your household expenses are overwhelming medical bills.
Victims should get the support they need to fully recovery. But sometimes it takes the legal knowledge of a skilled lawyer to make sure that happens.
Here are some of the types of accidents that Maison Law wins for personal injury victims:
- Motor vehicle crashes including car accidents, trucking accidents, motorcycle crashes, bicycle crashes and pedestrian accidents.
- Construction, industrial and agricultural accidents.
- Slip-and-falls and trip-and-falls.
- Product liability injuries from dangerously defective products.
- Nursing home negligence and abuse.
- Accidents occurring on property that is owned or occupied by somebody else.
- Drowning Accidents.
- Wrongful death.
Santa Cruz Personal Injury Claims Process
STEP 1
Call Us For A Free Consulation
Call us 24/7 with No Obligations
STEP 2
Describe Your Accident Details
We will then discuss your legal options and decide whether to move your case forward.
STEP 3
Retain Maison Law w/ No Upfront Fees
We work on contingency. No attorney fees unless you win your case.
STEP 4
Receive Your Compensation
We will fight for you to earn the highest possible payout for your damages.
What Should I Do After a Santa Cruz Personal Injury Accident?
After any accident, the shock of what’s happened may make it hard to think clearly and know what to do next. You may have just been struck from behind by an SUV. You may have just taken a fall at a grocery store. You may have just been bitten by a dog.
The first thing to do is to make sure you and any other victims are safe. Then you should call 911 and request an ambulance if there are injuries involved.
After a car accident, you’ll want a Santa Cruz Police Officer or the California Highway Patrol to respond. Officers will create a collision report that will serve as evidence for your case later.
If you are feeling up to it, you should also gather as much evidence as you can right there on the scene:
- Take Pictures. After a car accident, take photos of the damage to all vehicles. Show any visible injuries. After suffering an injury at a business or public place be sure to get a photo of the obstacle that caused your injury. It will likely be cleaned up or repaired right after you leave.
- Don’t say that you’re “okay” or “my bad” while talking to another driver or a business owner. Insurance companies can twist these statements to make it seem like you weren’t hurt or that you were to blame for what happened.
- Check around the scene for security cameras that may have captured your accident. Note their locations and write down addresses for businesses and homes with cameras.
- Find out what witnesses saw. Get their contact information so your personal injury attorney can contact them for testimony later.
- Make a Doctor’s Appointment. Be sure to mention any pain that appears in the days after an accident. Follow all of the doctor’s recommendations. See specialists if advised to do so and attend physical therapy sessions.
- Contact a skilled Maison Law attorney and set up a free consultation. It’s critical that you speak with a skilled lawyer before talking to any insurance representative. An experienced lawyer can tell you what your injury is worth before an insurance adjuster tries to convince you it’s worth nothing at all.
What Can Earn Compensation After an Accident?
Your Maison Law attorney gets aggressive with insurance adjusters to earn a fair settlement offer that covers every hardship you and your family have suffered. To do this, your lawyer creates a complete list of every damage you’ve endured.
Your lawyer will list standard damages experienced by all victims after an accident. Your lawyer will also document some hardships you may not have thought of. Every damage you include in your claim helps increase your compensation.
These and other factors will all play a role in determining the value of your settlement check:
- Hospital and physical therapy costs.
- All estimated costs associated with a permanent physical disability over a lifetime.
- The hardship of dealing with constant physical pain.
- Emotional trauma experienced by the victim, such as depression and anxiety, stemming from an accident and a difficult recovery.
- Loss of enjoyment of life.
- Loss of consortium (being without the support of a spouse, partner, family member, etc.)
- Past and future lost income at work.
- Property damage compensation. Car repairs or replacement.
- Wrongful death benefits. Families would be justified in seeking help with funeral costs. They should also seek economic help for the future when they’ll be without the victim’s emotional support and the income they provided the family.
Contact a Santa Cruz Personal Injury Lawyer
If you or a loved one are seriously injured due to the carelessness of someone else, contact a Santa Cruz Personal Injury Lawyer with the experience to demand what’s fair from insurance companies, corporations, local employers, and anyone else who may be liable for your suffering.
Discuss your case in a free with a real Santa Cruz attorney. This free consultation comes with no obligation and is completely confidential. We want to help you earn the support you need to rebuild your health and your life.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Although California requires bicyclists to wear a helmet, that doesn’t mean helmetless cyclists can’t file a claim. Since California has comparative negligence standards, both the defendant and plaintiff can share blame for their Santa Cruz crash. While not wearing a helmet could decrease your total compensation, it doesn’t mean you can’t recover some damages.
Two years. You have 24 months from the date of your accident to file an injury claim. But you should act quickly. Waiting can make it harder to find evidence and track down witnesses. It could also delay your compensation.
You won’t need any upfront money to hire a Maison Law attorney. We don’t get paid unless we win your case for you. Then, our fee comes out of the support the at-fault party must provide.
