We protect the victims of accidents involving a driver backing up in an unsafe manner. If you have been hurt in a traffic accident, contact us for a free consultation.
You can find out more about what we can do for car accident victims on our Bakersfield Car Accident Lawyer page.
How to Tell If You Need a Car Accident Lawyer
Traffic accident victims are allowed to file a claim themselves. However, if you are seriously injured in a parking lot or driveway accident, your case may earn much more if you have a skilled attorney representing you.
These are a few of the types of injuries that may leave you in need of a legal safeguard:
- You suffer a bone fracture.
- You suffer a neck, back, or spine injury.
- You suffer a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). This can include a severe concussion.
- Your child or some other family member is hurt in an accident.
If you suffer one of these more concerning injuries, medical bills will be higher, and insurance companies will fight harder to avoid blame. A lawyer may be helpful to you when an insurer tries to blame a crash on you or tries to downplay your injuries to get away with offering less in a settlement.
A Free Consultation with a Real Bakersfield Car Accident Attorney
You may still be confused over whether you need a lawyer for your case. That’s okay. You’ve been through a lot, and it can be hard to tell for certain. Fortunately, you can always take advantage of a free, no-obligation case consultation with Maison Law Accident & Injury Lawyers of Bakersfield. It’s a no-risk way to determine your next step.
We want to hear about what happened to you, and then go over your best and quickest path to earning support. If we can’t help you earn more, and you’d be better off handling your case yourself, we’ll tell you that. We definitely want to give you an idea of what your case is worth before you go. Because insurers will always tell you it’s worth very little.
What You May Earn With Your Backing-Up Accident Injury Claim
The type of injury will determine how long care will be needed, and how long care will be needed will play a role in the size of an accident settlement check. Prolonged medical care, perhaps surgeries, and physical therapy, increase the final cost of recovery. And that total would determine how large a settlement needed to be.
But there are other economic and non-economic factors to consider.
Your Bakersfield car accident lawyer demands these benefits and more on your behalf:
- The total on all your current medical bills
- The total estimate for any care you could require in the future
- Estimates on a lifetime of care if you must live with a permanent physical disability
- Support for the physical pain you experience
- Support for the emotional trauma you must cope with
- Support for the loss of enjoyment of life caused by a serious injury
- Support for the income you may lose while down with an injury
- Support to help you find a new career if an injury keeps you out of your former job or profession
What to Do If You Are Struck by a Careless Driver Backing Up.
You may be on Niles Street when you watch in disbelief as a driver who missed a turn suddenly comes to a stop and tries to back up in the middle of the street. You could collide into the back of the vehicle and suffer a painful head injury.
Your accident could happen when a car backs out of a driveway in front of you on your morning commute. You might be walking in a Walmart parking lot when you are struck by a car in reverse, driven by someone who isn’t looking in all directions.
No matter how you are struck, evidence is always important in every case. You want to have proof in place to show a reversing driver was to blame for an accident. That proof may need to show that the driver was indeed backing up, because if not, it could look like you rear-ended a perfectly innocent driver.
Contact 911 after an accident. If you or someone else is hurt, get paramedics on the way.
Then, if the scene is secure and you are left strong enough, try to secure these details:
- Take Photos at the Scene. Show Damage and Any Skid Marks.
- Get Witness Contact Information.
- Get Driver’s License and Insurance Information from All Drivers Involved.
- Alert Your Own Insurer About What Happened.
- See Your Own Doctor, Even If You’ve Been to the ER.
- Contact Maison Law Accident & Injuries Lawyer
Don’t Miss the Statute of Limitations on Your Injury Claim
You must move quickly on your accident case, even though California allows car accident victims to file an injury claim up to two years it occurred. Waiting months or years can mean that evidence evaporates and witnesses become harder to track down.
Give your attorney time to collect fresh evidence and get accident reconstruction teams out to the scene of your accident. It’s the best way to increase the odds of winning support for your recovery.
Contact a Bakersfield Car Accident Lawyer
If you suffered a serious injury, and a reckless driver backing up caused your accident, it’s a good idea to take advantage of a free case review. Contact us to set up a meeting with a real lawyer.
After a careless driver’s mistake, you should never have to stress over how your medical bills will get paid. Or how you’ll support your family while you must miss work. We handle your claim for you, allowing you to focus on getting better.
We also understand that a serious accident won’t leave you in the best financial shape. You may not have the money to hire a lawyer. But don’t worry, if you need us, we only get paid if we win your case for you. Then our attorney’s fee comes out of the settlement check that an insurance company writes for you.