Seal Beach Personal Injury Lawyer

Suffering an accident is a terrifying experience. When that accident and any subsequent injuries are caused by the negligence or reckless behavior of another individual or entity, your worry and feelings of anger and confusion can only increase. These situations are ultimately unfair, and the victim, you, will be left with mounting medical debt even as you become unable to return to work due to your injuries. In these times, turning to a Seal Beach personal injury lawyer is wise.

Since 1971, the team at Easton & Easton has been helping clients recover and get back on their feet financially after suffering a personal injury accident, such as a negligent car accident or animal attack. We know how difficult these times can be and how serious the financial hardships can become while trying to recover from your injuries. In these situations, having the assistance of a personal injury lawyer can offer you the greatest chance at recovering compensation.

After suffering an injury, you shouldn’t have to worry about going up against the big insurance companies or the liable party’s defense teams on your own, and luckily, you don’t have to. When you hire Easton & Easton, we can take care of all the necessary legalities while you focus on what is most important at this time: your own rest and recovery.

There are several common types of personal injury seen in Seal Beach, California. Knowing what kind of personal injury you have suffered will help your attorney determine liability and be able to calculate the value of your potential settlement based on the losses you have suffered as a result of both the accident and your injuries. The most common kinds of personal injury cases the team at Easton & Easton handles include:

• Car accidents. These are the most common forms of personal injury cases seen in California. Car accidents can happen for a variety of reasons, including distracted driving, reckless driving, driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and poor road conditions. Injuries can be severe, ranging from traumatic brain injuries to paralysis. In car accident cases, it is vital that you hire an attorney who can assist you.
• Truck accidents. While commercial trucking is an important part of our economy, due to its sheer size and weight, these vehicles can pose a huge threat to other users of the roadways. Common reasons for trucking accidents include distracted or drowsy driving, reckless driving, driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, not having properly secured loads, and defective truck components.
• Motorcycle accidents. Because of their physical nature, motorcycles offer less protection to their riders than cars do. This can cause motorcycle accidents to be extremely devastating for the individuals riding the bikes, and many will be left with catastrophic injuries such as severe road rash, burns, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, broken bones or fractures, internal tissue or organ damage, and even death.
• Bicycle accidents. Similar to motorcycle accidents, bicycle accidents can be extremely severe for the individual on the bike as they are afforded less physical protection than individuals in cars or other motorized vehicles. Because of this, the injuries suffered by the bike rider can be severe, including broken bones, road rash, concussions, paralysis, facial trauma, loss of limbs, internal bleeding or nerve damage, and even death.
• Pedestrian accidents. When pedestrians are struck by vehicles, the injuries can be catastrophic. Common causes include distracted driving, speeding, and failure to yield. Injuries can include traumatic brain injuries, broken bones, and fatalities. An experienced attorney is crucial to help victims recover damages.
• Premises liability accidents. When you visit the property of another individual or entity, that individual or entity has a duty to ensure your safety. The one exception to this rule might be if you are trespassing on the property or are there in another illegal fashion. Common properties on which these accidents occur can include grocery stores, apartment buildings, and office complexes.
• Product liability cases. When the designer or manufacturer of a product launches that product on the open market without the necessary safety testing or ignores the results of these safety tests, injuries can occur, and these parties can be held liable. The most common products involved in liability cases include furniture, electronics, medications, vehicle parts, food, and beverages.
• Medical malpractice. When you walk into your doctor’s office for a check-up or into the hospital for a procedure, you are placing your trust and your life into the hands of your attending physicians. When these physicians, or the hospital system as a whole, breach this trust, you can file a claim against them for injury. Common examples include birth injuries, surgical errors, or medication and anesthesia errors.
• Other common cases of personal injury can include dog bite attacks, boating accidents, and wrongful death cases.

After suffering a personal injury accident in California, victims are often left feeling confused and overwhelmed by the injuries and other damages they are now forced to deal with. At Easton & Easton, our attorneys come with a proven track record of success and have secured millions of dollars in compensation for our clients. We are ready to do the same for you. We know these are difficult times. So, allow us to fight for the compensation you deserve.

Our team can assist you by taking the following actions in your case:

• Reviewing your accident in order to determine liability.
• Launching an investigation into your accident to uncover further forms of evidence to use to support your claim.
• Interviewing potential eyewitnesses to your case who can support your claim.
• Helping file all the necessary paperwork pertaining to your case.
• Negotiating with the insurance company, the liable party, and their legal teams to reach a favorable settlement amount.
• If negotiations are not successful, we can bring your case before a judge and jury and argue your claim.

With over 100 years of combined experience backing us, the team of Easton & Easton can do everything in our power to ensure you receive the compensation and means of recovery that you deserve following a personal injury accident.

Proving liability will be the cornerstone of your personal injury case. Without it, it can be nearly impossible to recover from the damages you have suffered. Your attorney can review the details of your case, determine causation, and ultimately be able to name the liable party to file your claim against. Depending on the exact nature and cause of your accident, the parties who are most commonly held liable include:

• Other negligent or reckless drivers
• Employers of these drivers
• The actual owner of a vehicle
• Property owners or managers
• Government agencies or municipalities
• Manufacturers or designers of defective products
• Animal owners
• Doctors or hospital systems

In order to prove liability, your attorney needs to demonstrate the following elements:

• The defendant, or liable party, owed you a specific duty of care; for example, in a medical malpractice case, your attending physician owes you a duty of care to carry out an operation in a way any doctor would.
• That duty was breached, either through reckless behavior or negligence; for instance, your doctor, through negligence or recklessness, performed surgery on the wrong side of your body.
• Your injuries were then caused by that breach of duty, and you suffered nerve damage and chronic pain as a result of the wrong site surgery.
• You suffered specific losses or damages due to the injuries and the breach of duty. You now must seek additional medical treatment for this nerve damage and chronic pain.