If your personal injury case proceeds to litigation in California, you may receive a demand from the defense attorney to submit to what is called an independent medical examination or IME. Despite its name, an IME is rarely truly independent — it is typically conducted by a doctor hired and paid by the insurance [...]
One of the most common questions attorney Anthony Girgis receives from accident victims throughout the San Fernando Valley is: can I still recover compensation if I wasn't wearing my seatbelt at the time of the accident? The answer under California law is yes — but the situation is more complex than a standard car [...]
When a person is seriously injured in a car accident, motorcycle accident, or other personal injury incident in California, the impact extends far beyond the injured person themselves. Spouses and domestic partners often experience profound changes in their relationship as a result of the injury — and California law recognizes that these impacts are [...]
If you were injured in a car accident in Los Angeles or the San Fernando Valley and the at-fault driver's insurance company has offered you a settlement amount that seems far too low — you are probably right. Insurance companies routinely make lowball settlement offers hoping that injured accident victims will accept quickly without [...]
After a car accident in Los Angeles or the San Fernando Valley, many people make the same costly mistake: they feel relatively okay at the scene, tell the police officer they are fine, drive home, and decide to wait and see how they feel in the morning. By the time they realize their neck [...]
Rental car accidents are among the most legally complex personal injury cases in California — involving multiple insurance policies shifting liability questions and large corporate rental companies with experienced legal teams. Whether you were driving a rental car, were a passenger in one, or were struck by a rental vehicle on the streets of [...]
If you were injured in a car accident, motorcycle accident, truck accident, rideshare accident, or pedestrian accident in the Encino area or anywhere in the San Fernando Valley, Girgis Law Firm, APC is right here — conveniently located at 16055 Ventura Blvd., Suite 810, Encino, CA 91436, just off the US-101 Freeway. Attorney Anthony [...]
After a car accident in Los Angeles or the San Fernando Valley the steps you take to document your injuries in the hours days and weeks that follow can make the difference between a strong personal injury claim and a denied or undervalued one. Insurance companies look for gaps inconsistencies and weaknesses in your [...]
If you were injured in a car accident in Los Angeles or the San Fernando Valley one of the most important steps in your personal injury case is the demand letter. Yet many accident victims have never heard of a demand letter and don't understand what it is how it works or why it [...]
T-bone accidents — also called side-impact or broadside collisions — are among the most dangerous types of car accidents in Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley. They occur when one vehicle strikes the side of another at an intersection and the results can be catastrophic because the side of a car offers far [...]
