| Important LA County personal injury laws | | | | The parties liable for the personal injuries sustained |
| There are some fundamental personal injury laws | | | | by the victim/s |
| contained in the laws being implemented in Los | | | | |
| Angeles County that everyone need to be well | | | | - The person who has been negligent of his/her |
| informed about. | | | | responsibilities and thereby caused the accident to |
| | | | occur |
| Things you have to do in case you were injured in | | | | |
| the aftermath of an accident | | | | - The company employing the person who had been |
| | | | negligent, as well as his/her joint venture partners |
| 1. Avoid any more circumstance that may aggravate | | | | |
| your injury or in other words, protecting yourself | | | | One accident may involve a number of theories |
| from becoming subject to further harm or causing | | | | concerning liability. It is important to investigate every |
| further harm to others. | | | | aspect of the accident, meticulously in order to |
| | | | identify these and therefore sue all the parties |
| 1. Immediately seek medical attention by calling an | | | | responsible. |
| ambulance, going to an emergency unit, calling your | | | | |
| doctor and scheduling an appointment for general | | | | Proper courts to file the Personal Injury Lawsuit |
| check up. | | | | |
| | | | Lawsuits involving personal injury case that occurred |
| 1. Identify persons who may have witnessed the | | | | in California can be filed in California courts. This also |
| accident. | | | | applies to personal injury lawsuits wherein the person |
| | | | being sued has some noteworthy connection with |
| 1. Keep a record of crucial and noteworthy conditions | | | | the said state. |
| during the time of the accident | | | | |
| | | | The lawsuit must be filed in the particular county |
| 1. Safeguard and organize the evidences gathered | | | | within California where the incident happened, or the |
| you have gathered. | | | | county within California where one or more of the |
| | | | defendants reside. |
| 1. Report sustained injuries, losses and other damages | | | | |
| to the insurance company. | | | | Damages that can be recovered in personal injury |
| | | | lawsuits |
| 1. File necessary government reports. | | | | |
| | | | Remedies that can be awarded for plaintiffs in a |
| The legal rights that you can recover for personal | | | | personal injury case may include, but are not limited |
| injury sustained | | | | to the following: |
| | | | |
| An injured person, who can recover compensation | | | | - Past and future pain and suffering |
| for the damages caused by the accident, may | | | | |
| become subject under any number of applicable legal | | | | - Past and future medical expenses |
| theories: | | | | |
| | | | - Past and future earnings lost |
| - negligence, product liability, elder abuse, willful | | | | |
| misconduct, professional malpractice, assault and | | | | - Significant Property damages and the loss of use |
| battery, premises liability, government torts, highway | | | | during the period required for its repair |
| design, civil rights violation, employment discrimination, | | | | |
| Interference with contract, Violation of Consumer | | | | Under the professional malpractice, this theory |
| Rights, Invasion of Privacy, Slander and Defamation, | | | | includes several conditions like medical and legal |
| False Arrest and Imprisonment, Dog Attack and | | | | malpractice, fraud, misrepresentation and deceit, |
| Common Carrier | | | | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Breach of Covenant of |
| | | | Good Faith and Fair Dealing. |