Huntington Beach Personal Injury Attorney

Victims of accidents caused by someone else may have the legal right to pursue legal action against that party for any damages you can demonstrate. Personal injury is complex, requiring the victim to prove who hurt them, why they did so, and what they need to do to make it right. No matter how significant your injuries are, having an experienced Huntington Beach personal injury lawyer available to guide you is critical.

At DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo, we know how challenging everything seems right now. Start by requesting a free consultation to find out if you have a case.

Why Choose Our Personal Injury Attorney in Huntington Beach

With a long history of serving the area, you can expect the legal team at DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo to remain by your side throughout this legal process. Since 1979, we have helped victims hold those who hurt them accountable, recovering millions of dollars in losses so they can move on with their lives.

Our Huntington Beach personal injury lawyers help clients with a wide range of types of personal injury, including:

• Car accidents
• Truck accidents
• Bus accidents
• Defective products
• Premises liability incidents
• Dog bites
• Wrongful death
• Workplace injuries

You are suffering, and you deserve an advocate who will fight for you. Contact DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo now. Our Huntington Beach accident attorneys would be happy to offer a free consultation with no obligation. If we cannot help you or you do not win your case for any reason, you pay nothing for our services.

How to Prove Someone Else Should Pay for Your Losses

Proving liability in a personal injury case in California requires demonstrating several key factors. We cannot simply assume any of these are true; rather, we will investigate and build a case that provides you with the reassurance you need. To prove negligence, we focus on these four elements:

• Duty of care: A duty of care means the defendant was responsible for your care or not harming you. For example, a driver of a car must drive in a safe manner to not cause harm to others on the road with them.
• Breach of duty of care: In some way, we must show that the other party breached or did something to violate that duty of care. In a car accident, this may be speeding.
• Causation: The third step is to show that the breaching of their duty of care directly caused the accident. That speeding driver could not stop in time, causing the accident with your car.
• Damages: You suffered damages in the case, which is evident by proof of financial, physical, and emotional losses directly from the accident.

To build your case, our personal injury attorneys in Huntington Beach gather evidence of what occurred through numerous means. We then work with our network of professionals to help build further proof of duty of care, the breaching of that duty, and the cause of the accident. We use your medical records, witness statements, and other data to demonstrate the damages you suffered.

You May Be Owed Compensation for All of Your Losses

By taking these steps, we can demonstrate beyond a doubt that the other party was responsible for what occurred. This allows you to file a claim against that person or their liability insurance for any and all losses you have directly related to their actions. Some examples of these losses include:

• Current financial losses related to medical expenses
• Expected future medical costs
• Property damage
• Lost wages and benefits
• Loss of earning capacity
• Emotional trauma and mental anguish
• Pain and suffering

Your life may no longer be the same because of the injuries caused to you by another person’s negligence. Yet all of the burden of proving this happened, including proving all of the losses you have, falls on your shoulders. Do not assume the insurance company will inform you of your rights or cover your losses fairly. Let an attorney do that for you.

Determining the Value of Your Losses

Calculating your losses is straightforward for economic damages, such as medical bills and lost time at work. However, for non-economic damages, such as loss of enjoyment of life, emotional and psychological distress, and loss of consortium, we often apply a multiplier method. Typically, we multiply the value of your economic damages by a set figure based on the severity of your accident.

Keep in mind that this is a complex process. It requires an experienced legal team with an understanding of the state’s laws as well as your losses.

You Must File a Case Within the Allowable Time

California law allows you to seek a lawsuit against those who cause you pain and suffering in a negligence case like these for two years. That means you must take action to file a claim within two years of the date of the accident occurring. If you miss this deadline, called the statute of limitations, a judge will dismiss your case, and the at-fault party cannot be made to pay your losses.

If you are approaching that deadline, or you believe you may have missed it, seek out a free consultation with DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo. Let us provide you with insight into any opportunities available to you to seek justice for your losses.

What Happens When You Contact Our Huntington Beach Personal Injury Lawyer

To find out if you have a claim and what your personal injury may be worth, contact our attorneys today. When you do, we will provide you with:

• A free consultation that costs you nothing. Your rights remain protected throughout this process.
• A frank, honest conversation about your rights to compensation and whether the insurance company is treating you fairly.
• A clear idea of what your case may be worth.

If you agree to work with our Huntington Beach personal injury lawyer, we will get to work for you immediately. We fight for full compensation, but if you do not recover damages, you do not pay us for our services.

Call DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo now to schedule a free consultation.