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What is a Serious and Traumatic Injury?
General TIME LIMIT TO FILE A LAWSUIT FOR YOUR SERIOUS AND
TRAUMATIC PERSONAL INJURY ( California STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS)
hOW DO YOU PAY THE bILLS WHILE WAITING FOR YOUR CASE TO SETTLE
OR GO TO TRIAL?
the necessity of
retaining an attorney as soon as possible
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The
below information relating to serious and dramatic injuries is hereby provided being by The Law Offices of Norman
Gregory Fernandez & Associates as a courtesy to visitors
of our webpage. The herein information is provided as
educational material only, and is not meant as legal advice. If
you desire legal advice on your legal matter, you may call us
for free legal consultation.
If you
have already suffered a serious or traumatic injury to the
negligence, or intentional act of another in the State of California, we highly recommend that
you stop reading right now, and call our law firm for a free
telephone consultation at (800) 816-1529, Ext. 1. We will tell
you over the telephone if we think that you have a case and
whether we can help you.
If we
believe we can help you, and you decide to retain us, we can
then send our investigator to you with all of the legal forms
necessary for you to retain our law firm.
If you
do not have medical insurance or a medical provider, we can
immediately refer you to an appropriate doctor near you for
medical treatment. (Yes, even if you do not have medical
insurance)
Yes,
this can all be accomplished with one phone call to our law
firm. We try to make the process as simple as possible for you.
For
more information on how we handle your case, go to our
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What is a Serious and Traumatic Injury?
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A
serious and traumatic injury is an injury that is life
threatening, life altering, and debilitating. Such injuries
involve brain damage, amputations, paralysis, severe
internal organ damage, loss of eye sight, torn ligaments,
shattered bones, and/or mutilation of body parts, and even
death.
These types of injuries usually result in permanent damage
to their victims, and require surgery, hospitalization, and
intense medical treatment. Severe emotional distress is
usually a consequence of a severe and traumatic personal
injury.
The
law creates a fiction that money will compensate victims of
such injuries. Obviously it is impossible for a Court of law
to return your eye site, a lost limb, or mend any other
permanent injury. Therefore the purpose of Civil Tort
(Personal Injury) law is to compensate you for your lose
with money for medical treatment, out of pocket losses, and
non-economic losses.
Our
law firm handles these types of cases and will do everything
legally possible to ensure that you get every dime that you
are legally entitled to. Call now for a free consultation at
(800) 816-1529 extension 10.
TIME LIMIT TO FILE A LAWSUIT
for your serious and traumatic personal injury (California STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS)
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Generally the
present Statute of Limitations for filing a lawsuit for personal
injuries in the
State of California is two (2) years from the date of the
accident. If you do not file a lawsuit within two (2) years, you
lose your right to sue! There are certain exceptions for minors
that will not be discussed here.
If any
of the parties to the accident giving rise to your serious and
traumatic injury is a governmental entity, a claim must be filed with that
governmental entity
within 6 months from the date of the accident. If the entity
rejects the claim, you must then file a lawsuit within 6 months
from the date of the rejection.
The
only time that you should ever wait two years to file a lawsuit
in a serious and traumatic personal injury case is if you are presently
treating with a medical provider for injuries sustained in the
accident. In such cases your damages are not fully known (ripe).
In many serious and traumatic personal injury cases, treatment
could take longer than two years or even go on for the life of
the victim. In such cases and expert can be hired to estimate
the necessity for future medical care and it's cost.
hOW DO YOU PAY THE bILLS WHILE WAITING FOR YOUR CASE TO SETTLE
OR GO TO TRIAL?
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Serious and
Traumatic injury cases can take up to two years or more to
resolve through the litigation process. In many instances a
case may settle sooner if a defendant's insurance company
accepts liability or offers a reasonable settlement.
Although
settling such cases would be nice, often times the
compensation that you are entitled too for serious and
traumatic injury cases, far exceeds any insurance policies
that are available, which in many situations will make
settling for policy limits unacceptable to you and your
family, if such an offer is made.
Obviously, you
are going to need to pay your bills and pay for the
necessities of life while you are waiting for your case to
settle or go to trial. In any personal injury case, there is
no guarantee that you are going to win your case at trial or
obtain a settlement. There is absolutely no way of
predicting what a jury may do in a particular case. It is a
violation of the California rules of Professional
responsibility for any lawyer to guarantee the outcome of
any case.
With this being
said there are several things that you can do to try to make
ends meet while you are waiting for your case to process.
(1) State
Disability Insurance: If your doctor opines that your
are temporarily and totally disabled, you can apply for
California State Disability payments. You will need to apply
to the State for eligibility.
(2) Private
Disability Insurance: If your doctor opines that your
are temporarily and totally disabled, and are lucky enough
to have private disability coverage, you can make a claim to
your private disability insurance carrier for coverage and
payments.
(3)
Unemployment Insurance: If you are laid off from your
job as a result of becoming totally disabled, you can apply
for Unemployment Insurance Benefits.
(4) Social
Security: If your doctor opines that your are totally
disabled you can apply for Social Security benefits. There
are lawyers who handle social security cases.
(5) Aid to
Families with Dependent Children (A.F.D.C.) and/or Welfare:
You can apply to your County for AFDC or Welfare benefits.
The bottom lines is that you need to survive. Do not let
pride stand in your way. If you are disabled due to a
serious and traumatic personal injury you have to do what
you have to do to make ends meet.
(6) Private
companies who make advances on Personal Injury Cases:
There are many private companies that will make advances on
personal injury cases. These types of companies will
evaluate your case, and if they feel that you have a good
case, they will give you an advance on your case. In some
cases these companies will guarantee that you do not have to
pay back any of the money advanced if you lose your case.
Our law firm will cooperate with
(7) Friends
and Family: Often times it will be your friends and
family that will be there for you in your time of need,
especially in cases where you are totally disabled due to a
serious and traumatic personal injury. When in need try to
get the assistance of your family members and friends.
The bottom line
is that our firm has represented people that are in your
horrible situation. That's what we are here for. We will do
everything legally possible to fight to get you what you are
entitled to in your case. We will keep you up to date on the
status of your case, and monitor your medical treatment.
When you retain our law firm, you can be assured that you
have retained competent counsel who will fight for you.
Call us now for
a free consultation at (800) 816-1529 extension 10.
The Necessity of
retaining counsel
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The above
information is just a small part what you need to know when
dealing with accidents.
As a firm that
handles personal injury cases, including all types of
serious and traumatic injuries, we above all highly recommend that you retain a
lawyer to represent you in your accident case. Preferably within
the first 24-48 hours of the time the accident occurred.
If you are the
family member or friend of a person who is presently
disabled and cannot contact us, give us a call. We will come
to you and the injured victim. If the injured victim is not
legally competent (is so disabled that they cannot legally
make decisions on their own) to retain our law firm, we can
provide you with assistance on obtaining a Court Order to
legally act on that persons behalf.
Our purpose as a law
firm is to provide you with aggressive, competent legal
representation on your case. The word competency is not just
some marketing term. Competency means that you have the someone
has the expertise and knowledge to handle something.
The Law Offices of
Norman Gregory Fernandez has the level of competency necessary
to get you maximum results in your case.
We have what it
takes to prosecute your case. Don't be a fool, and try to
represent yourself. Lawyers are here for a reason; because we
know the system and how to navigate through it. We know what you
are entitled too and how to get it either through settlement or
litigation.
You may call us now
for a free consultation on your case at (800) 816-1529 Ext. 1, or
you may submit your case through our
online legal form for evaluation by clicking here now. You
have nothing to lose except the money you may be entitled to in
your case!
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out more about how we handle cases and the process check out the
below links.
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