Woodland Hills Lawyers for Drunk Driving Victims

Have you or someone you love been hit by a drunk driver in Woodland Hills? What follows this negligent act and reckless behavior is devastating.

About one-third of deaths on U.S. highways and roads are caused by drunk driving. Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol isn’t just illegal, it’s a moral breach of conduct that endangers the lives of others. Someone driving while intoxicated or high has difficulty focusing, impaired muscle coordination, mental confusion, a lack of alertness, and a delayed response time.

Someone who survives being hit by a drunk driver often has very bad injuries to deal with. This includes both bodily injury and mental distress or emotional trauma.

Victims of drunk driving accidents can seek financial compensation. Not only can they seek standard compensation – things like medical expenses, lost income, and pain and suffering – but punitive damages may also be paid out. Judges and jurors can be hard on drunk drivers and the settlement amount in DUI cases can be very significant.

If you’ve been injured in a car accident caused by an impaired driver, contact the Woodland Hills drunk driving accident attorneys at M.R. Parker Law, PC for a free consultation.

WOODLAND HILLS LYFT & UBER CAR ACCIDENT LAWYERS

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Woodland Hills Rideshare Accident Lawyers

If you or someone you love has been hurt in a car accident involving an Uber or Lyft driver, you can pursue financial compensation for your medical bills, ongoing physical therapy, and lost wages. The rideshare era has certainly made getting around in Woodland Hills much easier. Drinking and driving has decreased thanks in part to ridesharing's surge in popularity. It's also provided many people with a new income stream in today's gig economy.

But as the rideshare industry grows, so do the number of collisions involving Uber and Lyft drivers. Even worse, insurance companies are often unaware the insured party is using their vehicle for ridesharing. This means they might be unwilling to fully compensate victims.

Since ridesharing is a relatively new phenomenon, the legal waters around Lyft and Uber auto accidents are murky at best.

This is why you’ll need the Woodland Hills Lyft and Uber accident attorneys at M.R. Parker Law, PC by your side. Uber and Lyft are major publicly-traded companies worth billions of dollars. Unlike many drivers carrying only state minimum liability coverage of $15,000 for injury or death on their auto insurance, Uber and Lyft drivers carry $1 million in liability insurance + uninsured/underinsured coverage. But rideshare companies will look at varying details like if their driver was or wasn't signed onto the app and accepting rides at the time of the collision took place.

Considering how much insurance Uber and Lyft drivers carry, anyone injured in a collision with a ridesharing driver could be entitled to more compensation for medical costs, lost wages, and pain, suffering and emotional trauma resulting from the accident. This includes injured passengers in a rideshare car, regardless of whether their driver was or wasn’t at-fault.

The car accident lawyers at M.R.Parker Law, PC specialize in Lyft and Uber accidents. Contact us today for a free consultation with one of our Lyft/Uber accident attorneys in Woodland Hills.

Woodland Hills Rear-End Car Collision Lawyers

It's one of the most common accidents. You come to a full stop but the vehicle behind you doesn't stop. Your car is hit from behind.

Although rear-end accidents seem minor, injuries are prevalent and could bring permanent pain or discomfort if not immediately evaluated. Injuries after being rear-ended include whiplash - which happens when a person's head moves backward and then forward again with great force, mild or severe concussions, spinal injuries like herniated discs or hyperextension, and lockjaw or TMJ symptoms.

Since rear-end collisions typically don't result in EMTs or ambulances, many people just go home after their car has been rear-ended and don't follow-up with a physician. Symptoms might not surface until hours or days later. If you develop any symptoms, seek medical attention as soon as possible.

If you've been rear-ended and injured, contact the rear-end collision attorneys at M.R. Parker Law, PC today for a free evaluation of your case. Often, rear-end accidents can be attributed to other factors like driving too fast for conditions or distracted driving.

High Speed Collision Lawyers in Woodland Hills

Driving over the speed limit – or driving too fast for road conditions – is second behind distracted driving as the leading contributing factor to most car collisions.

Speed increases the force of impact. The faster you drive at the time of the crash, the greater the force of the crash. This usually means more serious injuries and more fatal car accidents. Speed also contributes to significantly more dollars in property damage.

When you get behind the wheel of a car you're taking a leap of faith. You're trusting those you share the road with. You trust that they are responsible drivers and demonstrate enough reasonable care to avoid collisions. A driver that speeds is neglecting this responsibility and puts everyone at risk - especially bicyclists, motorcyclists, and pedestrians.

If you’ve been hurt in a high-speed crash in Woodland Hills, and it can be proven the other party was speeding, you might be entitled to money.

Let the high-speed collision attorneys at M.R. Parker Law, PC fight to maximize your compensation for medical expenses, rehabilitation costs, lost income, pain, suffering, and emotional distress.

Contact our Woodland Hills high-speed collision attorneys today for a free case evaluation.

WOODLAND HILLS DISTRACTED DRIVING LAWYERS

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Accidents Caused By Texting While Driving

A major cause of car accidents is distracted driving. Accidents brought on by distracted driving range from very serious - a high number of roadway/highway fatalities, as well as wrongful death lawsuits, are due to distracted drivers - to minor rear-end accidents or fender-benders.

According to studies, texting while driving ups the risk of a collision by as much as 25 times.

Studies have also concluded that 4.6 seconds is the average time a driver takes their eyes off the road to send or read a text message. If driving 55 mph, that equates to driving the distance of a football field with no vision.

In the state of California, it's illegal for someone driving a car to use their cell phones to make a phone call, talk without a hands-free setup, and read or type out a text message while driving.

Although texting and driving is what people immediately think of when a distracted driver is mentioned, there are other instances of distracted driving still prevalent. These include: following the directions on an electronic navigation system like GPS or Google Maps, using a handheld cellphone, fumbling around with a radio or CD player, putting on makeup, vaping or smoking, taking selfies or recording a video. and eating as they are driving.

If you've been injured in an accident with a distracted driver, contact M.R. Parker Law, PC to discuss legal help for your injuries.

Woodland Hills T-Bone Injury Attorneys

It happens too quickly. A light changes from red to green or you're crossing through an intersection after sitting at a stop sign. From out of nowhere, another automobile collides into the side of your automobile. This broadside collision is called a "T-bone" crash and is the most common type of accident at intersections.

If you or a loved one were seriously injured in a broadside accident you can trust the Woodland Hills t-bone car accident attorneys at M.R. Parker Law, PC to get you the money that you deserve.

Woodland Hills Sideswipe Car Accident Lawyers

Sideswipe accidents take place when moving vehicles get too close to one another and collide together along their sides.

Sideswipe accidents often present some challenges when proving liability since they become a blame game where the drivers blame each other. Sideswipe accidents are usually caused by drivers drifting into an adjacent lane, making illegal turns, failing to yield at a merge point, or being overly aggressive or inattentive when switching lanes.

If you've been injured in a sideswipe accident, contact the auto accident attorneys at M.R. Parker Law, PC to set up a free case evaluation

Woodland Hills Rollover Accident Attorneys

Rollover accidents typically occur when a driver loses control of their vehicle and it trips over something - most commonly uneven pavement, a curb, tree stump, or an object.

Most vehicle rollovers involve SUVs or pickup trucks. SUVs are most commonly involved in rollover accidents. This is due to their mass being distributed higher off the road relative to the the width of the vehicle. The center of gravity is increased even more when there's additional passengers and cargo.

The majority of rollover accidents are single-vehicle accidents - however, rollovers can also happen in multi-vehicle collisions, especially if the vehicle is hit from the side.

Although rollover accidents account for less than 3% of all automobile accidents, one-third of car accident deaths come in rollovers. This is often attributed to there being partial or full ejection from the vehicle.

If you've been injured in a rollover accident, contact auto accident lawyers at M.R. Parker Law, PC to determine the worth of your case.

Multiple Vehicle Accident Attorneys in Woodland Hills

Most car crashes are scary, but collisions that involve multiple cars can be particularly frightening. Vehicle pile-ups and chain-reaction wrecks involving multiple automobiles are some of the most dangerous types of traffic accidents.

Multi vehicle accidents can often be attributed to factors like fog, road hazards, tailgating, texting while driving, or construction zones.

Multiple-vehicle accidents can be life-changing and sometimes fatal. If you or a loved one has been hurt in a multi-vehicle accident, contact the car accident attorneys at M.R. Parker Law, PC. We'll stand by your side to protect your legal rights.

Woodland Hills Crossover Accident Attorneys

Unsafe lane crossovers can injure you and any passengers you may have. Death is even possible. A lane crossover is deemed unsafe if the motorist is does any of:

• Fails to properly signal when turning
• Fails to see a car fast approaching in a parallel lane or doesn't properly judge speed
• Doesn't check their blind spot when switching lanes
• Tries to change lanes at a stop light or intersection
• Is texting or on their phone when driving
• Falls asleep at the wheel
• Simultaneously merges into the center lane with another vehicle

If you were hurt when merging into traffic, or in an accident where someone unsafely switched lanes, contact the crossover accident attorneys at M.R. Parker Law, PC today to discuss possible compensation for your injuries and medical claims.

Medical Expenses - The amount of your settlement is impacted by the the type and extent of the injuries you sustained.

That said, whether you have bruises, cuts, and burns, a back injury or whiplash  or you suffer from a spinal cord or traumatic brain injury with paralysis or another permanent disability, our Los Angeles car accident injury attorneys can help you!

We will work closely with you and your healthcare providers to determine the extent of your injuries. We'll assess future care and therapy you’ll need, if a full recovery is anticipated, and how long your recovery will take.

Immediately after your car wreck, it's critical you have a full medical examination. Even if the wreck seems like an innocuous fender-bender, many injuries to the neck or back aren't realized until hours or even days after the collision. You'll want to have a medical record if you expect to have a case.

You could be entitled to compensation for all medical expenses. This includes physical therapy, cognitive therapy costs, ambulance fees, fees for doctor consultations,  the cost of medical supplies - like crutches, the cost of prescription medications, costs of permanent disabilities, charges for in-home care services, the cost of home renovations to accommodate a physical handicap. and on-going treatments or care.

Car collisions can result in serious injuries that significantly alter how you live day-to-day life and may also force you to miss work. If you're missing work because of injuries sustained in a car wreck, we'll fight to get you the compensation you deserve.

Hiring one of the Los Angeles area car accident attorneys at M.R. Parker Law, PC will increase your chances of being rewarded with lost income after a car wreck. When you seek "lost wages" related to a car collision, you're pursuing any income you could've earned had you not been injured in the wreck.

Lost wages generally include:

• Hourly Wage or Weekly/Monthly Salary
• Commisions or Bonuses
• Sick and Vacation Pay
• Overtime Pay
• Self-Employment Wages
• Missed Promotions or Raises While You Were Away From Work

Insurance companies are notorious for paying out as little as they possibly can and might sometimes argue against your benefits for lost wages. If this happens, tag in the personal injury attorneys at M.R. Parker Law, PC for help recovering the money you deserve.

Pain and suffering is money you may be entitled to for any injuries, emotional trauma, and lessened quality of life caused by a car accident. The legal definition is physical or mental distress.

For example, brain trauma or a spinal cord injury might mean the accident victim can no longer participate in activities or hobbies they once loved.

A dollar amount can be put on that.

A victim disfigured in an accident might seek compensation if it's significantly impacted their personal life or cost them work opportunities.

A dollar amount can be put on that.

Someone suffering a broken bone or whiplash could live with a lot of pain, have a lower quality of life, and be struggling with sleep disturbances, bouts of depression, panic attacks from anxiety, and maybe even PTSD from reliving the accident.

You deserve to be compensated for any temporary or permanent limitations an automobile accident and someone's negligence has brought on.

Our Los Angeles pain and suffering attorneys are very adept at making a jury and judge feel your pain. We paint a picture of the kind of life you had and what's been lost. Your experience and both the tangible and intangible losses you're facing will be effectively shared and we'll get money for you!

Property damage typically includes the cost to repair or replace your automobile. You might also be compensated for any belongings that were in the car and consequently damaged in the crash. An insurance adjuster will assess the damage and estimate the cost and our attorneys will include that amount in the settlement offer.

Compensation for property damage is determined by replacement value, the cost of repairs, loss of use of items, or testimony that proves sentimental value if the damaged property is a family heirloom. Most property damage tied to a car accident is handled by insurance companies. You really shouldn't need an attorney to help with the insurance claims process. That said, if the insurance company refuses to pay out benefits you're owed, or denies your claim with no reasonable basis, they're acting in "bad faith" and this is possible grounds for a lawsuit.

If you need some extra help getting what you feel you're owed from the insurance company, consider speaking with one of the attorneys at M.R. Parker Law, PC.