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 [...]
Rear-end collisions are the most common type of car accident in Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley. Whether it happened on the 101 Freeway near Encino, on Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks, or at an intersection in Van Nuys, being rear-ended can cause serious injuries even at relatively low speeds. At Girgis Law [...]
Whiplash is the most common injury in car accidents throughout Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley — and it is also one of the most underestimated. Insurance companies routinely try to minimize whiplash claims, dismissing them as minor or temporary. But whiplash can cause serious, long-lasting damage that affects every aspect of your [...]
After a car accident in Los Angeles or the San Fernando Valley one of the first people you will hear from is an insurance adjuster. They may sound friendly and sympathetic. They may tell you they just want to help you get your claim resolved quickly. But make no mistake — an insurance adjuster's [...]
After a car accident in Los Angeles or the San Fernando Valley, your medical bills and lost wages are only part of what you may be entitled to recover. California law also allows injured victims to seek compensation for pain and suffering — a category of damages that is often the largest component of [...]
If you were injured in a car accident in Los Angeles or the San Fernando Valley, one of the first things the other driver's insurance company will do is contact you with a settlement offer. It may seem like a relief — a quick resolution to a stressful situation. But accepting that first offer [...]
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 [...]
Rear-end collisions are the most common type of car accident in the San Fernando Valley — and for good reason. Stop-and-go traffic on the 101 and 405 freeways, congested surface streets like Sherman Way and Ventura Boulevard, and distracted driving create the perfect conditions for drivers to fail to stop in time. If you [...]
The US-101 Ventura Freeway through the San Fernando Valley is one of California's most dangerous corridors for motorcyclists. From the Hollywood Split in North Hollywood to the Woodland Hills interchange near Topanga Canyon, the 101 sees a disproportionate number of serious motorcycle injuries every year. If you or a loved one was injured in [...]
