California Personal Injury Attorney
Ventura • Santa Barbara • Los Angeles Counties
When a person is injured due to someone else’s negligence, that person is entitled to be compensated for all of his or her damages. Insurance companies fight against fair compensation for injured people and have attempted to poison the jury pool, claiming that most lawsuits are frivolous. The Law Offices of Richard R. Bredlau has a long history of success both in settlement conferences and at trial and this reputation is critical to getting insurance companies to pay attention to your claim and fully compensate you.
Hiring the right attorney matters. One of the most important factors in whether the insurance company will treat you fairly and give you full value for your claim is how successful your lawyer has been in forcing insurance companies to “pay up” in the past.
The Law Offices of Richard R. Bredlau has significant experience in litigating claims where clients have sustained life-changing injuries. In most cases, the insurance companies refuse to pay an injured person the compensation he or she deserves. We work closely with our clients to make sure they receive the medical treatment they need and that they are evaluated by highly competent and well-respected expert medical providers.
Richard Bredlau has the background and experience to see that you are treated fairly.
With over 25 years of experience settling personal injury cases as a lawyer, he is well-equipped to settle your case. He also has settled numerous cases at mediations and court settlement conferences. Mr. Bredlau sat as the Mandatory Settlement Judge for the Superior Court of California, Ventura County, settling numerous personal injury matters for the litigants.
If you are not being offered enough money to settle your case, Mr. Bredlau has the experience to take your case to trial. He has represented clients in several jury trials and numerous court trials. He has represented clients in many arbitrations proceedings. Mr. Bredlau can present your case with the compassion necessary to make the jury understand your plight.
Serious Injuries
Sexual Abuse
Wrongful Death
Auto Accidents
Defective Products
Slip and Fall
Elderly Abuse
Motorcycle Accidents
Explanation of Personal Injuries Cases Process
The purpose of a personal injury case is to obtain compensation for someone who has sustained an injury for which someone else is legally responsible. This typically is when someone has an injury caused by another person’s careless or intentional conduct, a defective product or a failure to adequately warn the injured person of a particular danger.
The objective of a personal injury case is to obtain money to compensate the injured person. This can be compensation for medical and other healthcare expenses, lost wages, other income, loss of the capacity to earn income, other out-of-pocket expenses, in-home care, disability and pain and suffering. These are called “damages.” The biggest component of the damages often consists of compensation for pain and suffering. The amount of money obtained for pain and suffering depends upon the nature and extent of the injury, the length of recovery and, often, the amount of the healthcare expenses.
Mr. Bredlau normally first attempts to settle a personal injury case directly with the insurance carrier for the person who is responsible for his client’s injury. If the case is not settled directly with the insurance carrier, a lawsuit is filed. Most cases are then settled at a mediation hearing. This is a situation where Mr. Bredlau and his client get together with the attorney for the defendant/insurance company and a mediator. A mediator is a third person – normally another lawyer or a retired judge – who works to get the parties to come to an agreement to settle the case.
If mediation does not work, then the case can be resolved by a jury trial, an arbitration hearing before an arbitrator who acts in the capacity of judge, a trial before a judge without a jury, or at a settlement conference shortly before the trial is scheduled to take place. The vast majority of personal injury cases are settled without a trial, even after a lawsuit has been filed.
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