California Passenger Injuries Lawyer

Who Owes a Passenger a Duty of Care?

There are multiple parties who owe a passenger a duty of care on the road. First and foremost, the driver that a passenger was riding with owes that passenger a duty of care. As such, the driver of the car the passenger was in can find themselves held liable for a percentage of an accident’s fault in the passenger’s personal injury claim.

Other drivers on the road also owe passengers a duty of care. With that in mind, any other drivers involved in a passenger’s accident can be included in that passenger’s complaint. Similarly, those other drivers may be liable for a percentage of the damages due to the passenger after exhibitable roadway negligence.

Use Evidence to Assert Duty of Care and Assign Liability

Whether you want to hold one or more parties responsible for your injuries in a car accident, you must bring forward evidence of those liable parties’ negligence. This means that you should work with a passenger injuries car accident attorney in California to gather:

• Video footage of your accident
• Still footage of your accident
• Audio of your accident
• Bystander accounts of your losses
• Expert witness statements regarding your losses
• Physical debris detailing the nature of your accident

Our team can determine what forms of evidence are most relevant to your case and how you can best use them.

What Damages do Passengers Deserve After Severe Car Accidents?

Passengers are entitled to many of the same damages that injured drivers can request in the wake of a car crash. You must, however, have the evidence you need to prove the value of your losses and their relationship to your recent accident included in your complaint if you want to adequately defend that request when it goes before a judge.

What damages, then, can you request? The range of economic and non-economic damages to which a passenger involved in a car accident may be entitled can include:

• Medical expenses
• Property damage and restoration or repair
• Lost income while recovering
• Assistance at home throughout the injured party’s recovery
• Pain and suffering
• Mental anguish
• Emotional distress

If you witness the wrongful death of a loved one in the car with you at the time of an accident, you may have the right to a wrongful death lawsuit. You can discuss your circumstances and the right to represent a deceased party with a wrongful death attorney in California.

When Should Passengers Call a Car Accident Attorney?

You don’t have to work with an attorney to bring a passenger’s car accident claim forward in civil court. That said, working with an attorney often makes the process of both compiling your complaint and arguing for your right to financial support easier. Our team understands how these legal proceedings work and can take steps to make them as painless as possible for you.

Our team can specifically help you:

• Communicate the extent of your losses
• Gather evidence to defend assertions of liability
• Defend your right to certain damages
• Outline the total value of your case
• Present your claim within California’s statute of limitations
• Arrange negotiations with a liable party
• Prepare an opening statement for a personal injury trial
• Prepare yourself for examination and cross-examination

You can discuss which services you’d like during an initial case consultation with a California passenger injuries car accident attorney. These consultations do not require you to commit to legal action and are free of charge.

Triumph Law Defends Passengers’ Rights to a Comprehensive Recovery

Knowing where you stand as an injured passenger after a car accident is difficult. An impacted driver has the right to demand damages in civil court, but what can you do? You can turn to a passenger injuries car accident attorney for guidance. We can help you file an insurance claim with the appropriate party and consider your right to legal action.

Triumph Law’s passenger injury car accident lawyers in California have experience guiding passengers like you through the aftermath of a car accident. If you want to talk about your right to a personal injury claim, you can meet with our team on your terms. Contact us online or by calling our office today, and we can schedule your free case consultation.