Recovery in a personal injury case turns on three things: liability, damages, and the insurance side of the file.
Pharmaceutical cases often involve mass torts and MDL proceedings. Individual case selection, injury documentation, and MDL coordination are the mechanics of these cases.
What we handle in these cases.
The strength of a personal injury case comes down to how quickly the evidence is preserved, how the medical treatment is documented, and how the insurance carrier's defense is anticipated.
- Liability investigation and evidence preservation
- Medical treatment coordination and records collection
- Insurance carrier negotiation and demand letter
- Litigation, mediation, and trial preparation when needed
What California law says.
California personal injury law is governed by the Code of Civil Procedure, the Civil Code, and controlling case law. Statute of limitations for negligence claims is typically 2 years from the date of injury. Claims involving government entities require a Government Claim within 6 months.
If you were injured and receiving medical treatment, do not talk to the other party's insurance adjuster before you talk to a lawyer. Recorded statements early in a case rarely help the injured person.
How the case actually gets built.
Every case John accepts follows the same structural approach. Preserve the evidence early. Interview witnesses while memory is fresh. Get the documentary record — HR file, medical records, police reports, ELD data, surveillance video — under a preservation letter before it disappears. Frame the case for trial from day one, even if it settles at mediation months later.
On the personal injury side, the case is built around the medical record, the liability investigation, and the insurance-carrier file. We coordinate with treating providers, retain accident reconstructionists when warranted, and file the demand letter only after the file is complete.
Fees and timeline.
Personal injury cases are handled on contingency: no fee unless we recover. The percentage is set in the retainer agreement at the outset. Costs of investigation, experts, and litigation are advanced by the firm.
The insurance company is not on your side. It is on its side. Everything downstream of that fact needs a lawyer.
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