Fresno Personal Injury Lawyer

Have you been seriously injured in the Clovis area? Or have you been involved in an car accident, like hitting a median when someone on Shields Avenue cut you off, causing you severe and possibly lifelong injuries with the other person’s insurance not admitting fault? Perhaps a head-on collision occurred on Millbrook when a distracted driver came into your lane. In Fresno, the hotspots for severe accidents are on the 180 Sequoia Kings Canyon Freeway and the 41 Yosemite Freeway. Perhaps a business you visited in Mclane might have had unsafe conditions that were not marked with warning signs, causing you to injure yourself. Whatever your situation, you may have reason to seek legal representation.

If you have sustained loss of any kind, be it physical, economic or psychological, you may be eligible for compensation through a lawsuit. Whether the other party’s actions were intentional or not, the Fresno personal injury attorneys of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP can help you assess whether you can successfully file a lawsuit. When our lawyers take on your case, your cause becomes our own and we will do everything in our power to win. Our attorneys are respected across the country and provide consultation to other lawyers.

Should I Hire a Fresno Personal Injury Lawyer?

Some people opt to handle injury cases on their own to save legal costs, but serious cases often require detailed law familiarity and representation against major companies. Our firm handles cases on a contingency basis for just this reason.  We don’t charge you a dollar unless we win.

Personal injury claims cover a large variety of losses, including physical, economic, and psychological. These losses can come from car accidents, injury on another person’s property, or any other significant loss due to another person’s carelessness. Claims regarding personal injuries can quickly get complicated as the other party provides conflicting information and attempts to shift blame. Our Fresno personal injury attorneys have experience handling difficult situations and coming out on top.

Types of Personal Injury Claims We Handle in Fresno

Personal injury cases arise in a multitude of ways in and around the Fresno area. At Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP, we have helped clients who have sustained serious injuries recover the compensation they are entitled to. Some of the main types of cases we assist clients with include vehicle accidents, which can include incidents involving:

• Passenger vehicles
• Motorcycles
• Pedestrians
• Bicyclists
• Uber and Lyft vehicles
• Buses
• Commercial trucks
• Delivery trucks
• ATVs

However, injuries also arise in other ways, including aircraft incidents, premises liability incidents, defective products, slip and fall incidents, workplace accidents, burn injury incidents, and more.

When working to understand whether you have a valid claim to move forward with, it is important to first speak to an attorney who can help you make informed decisions. These cases can be challenging, and many people mistakenly think that they don’t have a claim if they shared any fault for the incident. That is not the case. Even those who are partially responsible for their own injuries may still be able to recover compensation.

How Long do You Have to File Your Claim?

Individuals who sustain personal injuries in the Fresno area need to be aware that they have a limited amount of time to file these claims in court. Overall, personal injury victims need to be aware of the California statute of limitations for personal injury claims, which is two years from the date an injury occurs. Any personal injury victim who fails to file a claim within this two-year time frame will not be able to recover compensation for their losses, regardless of whether or not another party caused the incident.

Additionally, there are often insurance carriers involved in these claims. Insurance carriers will have their own reporting deadlines that personal injury victims must abide by. In some cases, these deadlines are rather quick, often within a day or two after the injury occurs. It is crucial to work with an attorney who can abide by all these deadlines and get the claims filed on time and properly.

How Much Compensation Can You Get?

There is no set amount of compensation for how much money Fresno personal injury victims will receive. Various factors can alter total compensation amounts.

Individuals may be able to recover a wide range of types of compensation if they sustain an injury caused by the actions of another individual. At Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP, we work diligently to ensure our clients are made whole. This includes making sure that we recover compensation for the calculable losses that can be added up by gathering bills and receipts, as well as more immeasurable losses that define a person’s injury recovery.

When we consider economic losses, we are talking about medical bills, property damage expenses, out-of-pocket expenses, lost wages, etc. However, we also examine non-economic damages that include those more measurable losses mentioned above. This includes compensation for a person’s physical and emotional pain and suffering as well as a loss of quality of life caused by the injuries and the recovery process. Any person who sustains the disability caused by their injuries is likely to experience a decline in their quality of life, and this will affect their day-to-day activities.

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP Landmark Personal Injury Cases

At Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP, our Fresno personal injury lawyers are nationally recognized by their numerous awards. Brian Panish won a $4.9 billion case against General Motors that set a new American record. In addition to this historic case, Brian Panish also helped win the largest personal injury verdict in California history in Griggs v. Caterpillar, et al. The defendant earned $58 million for a man who was caught in a fire caused by a defective O-ring in a tractor cab. He sustained burns that covered 75% of his body.

In Cellamare v. Laidlaw, a school bus hit a woman on a crosswalk, breaking multiple bones. Adam Shea and his team won $5.6 million in settlement compensation.

In Doe v. Roe Bus Company, a school bus made a left turn and cut off a Volkswagen van, causing a front-end collision. A female passenger in the van was severely injured by her lap seat belt, which caused damage to her digestive system. Adam Shea was co-counsel for the plaintiff and won them $32.5 million.

The Fresno personal injury attorneys at Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP continually win national awards for their victories in settlements. They regularly earn nominations for Trial Lawyer of the Year and make top lawyers lists in California. Our attorneys often write and speak as experts in personal injury law at a national level. Our lawyers get results because we vigilantly pursue justice on your behalf.

Call us at 1-877-800-1700 for your free, no obligation legal consultation today.