Long Beach

Experienced Injury Lawyers Serving Long Beach Residents and Visitors

Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County with a population of over 460,000 residents. The top employers in the city include Long Beach Unified School District, the Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, and the City of Long Beach. Residents and visitors can enjoy a number of cultural attractions, including the Long Beach Museum of Art, the Museum of Latin American Art, and the Long Beach Symphony. As with most large cities across the United States, however, accidents can happen without warning in a variety of situations. If this has happened to you or someone in your family, you can seek the assistance of a Long Beach injury attorney at the Neumann Law Group. We can analyze the facts of your case and determine the viability of your claim. Some of the areas in which our lawyers have assisted victims include car accidents, motorcycle crashes, medical malpractice, slip and falls, nursing home abuse, sports accidents, product liability, and wrongful death, among other examples.

Pursuing Damages Through a Negligence Claim

Most personal injury cases are rooted in the theory of negligence. This is based on the well-established concept that each of us must take reasonable care to avoid posing foreseeable risks of harm to others. In most situations, a person or entity is expected to act as a reasonably prudent person or entity would have acted in the same or similar circumstances. To establish a negligence claim, the plaintiff must show four elements. The defendant must have owed the plaintiff a duty of care, the defendant must not have met the appropriate standard, the defendant’s carelessness must have directly caused the plaintiff’s harm, and the plaintiff must have suffered reasonably quantifiable damages as a result.

Consider medical malpractice as a form of professional negligence that arises when a healthcare provider deviates from the established standard of care while treating a patient. To define this standard, the plaintiff must present expert testimony illustrating what a reputable healthcare provider in the same specialty would have done under similar circumstances. Analogous to other negligence lawsuits, the defendant’s failure to uphold this duty, or actions falling short of the standard of care, must be the direct cause of the harm suffered by the victim. In California, a patient has the opportunity to file a medical malpractice claim within one year of discovering the injury or up to three years from the date of the incident. It’s worth noting that statutes of limitations vary somewhat in other personal injury cases.

If you have lost a loved one due to someone else’s negligence, you may be able to file a wrongful death claim against the at-fault party. In California, a wrongful death action arises when someone dies as the result of the wrongful act or negligence of another individual or entity. A wrongful death claim is a civil lawsuit that can be filed by the survivors of the decedent, or by the decedent’s personal representative. The surviving family members who can file wrongful death claims include the decedent’s surviving spouse or domestic partner, the decedent’s surviving children, or any individual who would be entitled to the property of the decedent through intestate succession. Under California law, the statute of limitations for most wrongful death claims is two years, although there are variations in some circumstances.

Consult an Injury Attorney in the Long Beach Area

Dealing with an accident is never easy. At the Neumann Law Group, our Long Beach injury lawyers try to make the legal process as seamless as possible for your family and you. We know that accident victims often experience severe physical and emotional harm, and we are dedicated to helping you focus on your recovery by pursuing the compensation that you need to alleviate the resulting financial burdens. To set up a free consultation with a personal injury and wrongful death lawyer, contact us online or call us toll-free at (800) 525-6386. We also can represent clients in matters related to criminal defense, real estate, estate planning family law, collections, and mediation. We serve Southern California communities out of our Los Angeles office, and additionally have offices in Michigan, New York, and Boston.