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California personal injury law requires several elements to allow for recovery. First and by their very nature, a personal injury claim requires that someone be injured. Physical injury is generally required; however, emotional injury can also play a role in recovery. The general goal is to prove that the injury resulted because another party’s caused it; thus, enabling monetary recovery for the injuries.

Much like any other legal case, not every claim is recoverable. After establishing that an injury occurred, the plaintiff must prove, through various types of evidence, that another party was the actual and legal cause of the injuries. In other words, one cannot recover any compensation unless it is proven that another party’s action or inaction, in some way, directly caused the resulting injury. Whether this can be proven is of a delicate nature. In addition, personal injury actions also have different standards that would need to be met. Legal causation can derive from intentional conduct, negligence or strict liability.

Personal injury law can also involve many different types of claims, legal theories, and policies. As outlined below, The Law Office of Henrik Karapetian, APLC, can help you obtain compensation for your injuries in these types of cases:

• Motor Vehicle Accidents. These cases revolve around vehicle damage, driver and passenger injury, and who is ultimately at fault.
• Premises Liability. The cases concern the responsibilities of owners or possessors of property to protect others from dangerous conditions and what occurs when someone is injured.
• Slip and Fall. Much like premises liability cases, these common cases occur when individuals are injured due to an owner or possessor’s failure to meet their duty of care to maintain a safe property.
• Property Damage. These actions may be brought by owners or possessors of property when their property is damaged, stolen or trespassed.
• Wrongful Death. Certain causes of action may be brought by a spouse or beneficiary on behalf of a deceased individual against the party whose action or inaction was causally related to the death.
• Animal Bites. An animal owner’s liability to the person who is bitten and injured by the owner’s animal.