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