When a California insurer unreasonably denies or delays your valid claim, that is bad faith. You may recover the claim plus extra damages. How to prove it.
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Most California personal injury settlements are NOT taxable. Compensation for physical injury is tax-free; interest and punitive damages are taxable. Full breakdown.
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Constructive discharge in California lets you sue as if you were fired when conditions were made intolerable. Settlements commonly range $30,000 to $300,000+.
PTSD from a California car accident is compensable. Settlements typically add $20,000 to $200,000+ to a claim when the diagnosis is documented.
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Burn injury settlements in California range widely from $50,000 to $8 million+, driven by burn degree, body surface area, and reconstruction needs.
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Amputation settlements in California commonly range from $500,000 to $5 million+, driven by prosthetics, revisions, and lost earning capacity.
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Catastrophic injury settlements in California commonly reach $1 million to $10 million+ due to lifelong care costs. How these high-value claims are valued.
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Average pedestrian accident settlements in California range from $25,000 to $500,000+, with severe or fatal cases far higher. How pedestrian claims are valued.
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The legal grounds for suing an employer in California: wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, harassment and wage violations.
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Average scar settlements in California range from $15,000 to $150,000, with permanent facial scarring often exceeding $250,000. How scar claims are valued and documented.
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From Tom Feher, Esq. “The mistake I see most with neck injuries is a client accepting a whiplash offer when the real injury is a herniated cervical disc. On an X-ray it looks like a strain; on an MRI it is a surgical problem worth many times more. We get the right imaging early and
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From Tom Feher, Esq. “Insurers love to call a knee injury a sprain and offer a few thousand dollars, even when the MRI shows a torn meniscus or ligament. A surgical knee is a serious, often permanent injury, and it is worth far more than that first offer. We document the full injury and the
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From Tom Feher, Esq. “Senate Bill 623 sounded alarming when Uber first pushed it, but the version that became law in June 2026 kept the protections that matter most. You can still sue after a rideshare crash, and you can still hire us on contingency with no fee unless we win. What did change is
From Tom Feher, Esq. “Rideshare crashes confuse people because the insurance depends on what the app was doing at the exact moment of impact. Was the driver logged off, waiting for a ride request, or carrying a passenger? Each phase unlocks a different amount of coverage, and Uber and Lyft carry a $1 million policy
From Tom Feher, Esq. “Brain injuries are the most undervalued cases in personal injury, because the damage does not show on an X-ray and the victim often looks fine. A mild TBI can still upend someone’s career, marriage, and personality. When you choose an attorney, ask a simple question: have they actually tried brain-injury cases,
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From Tom Feher, Esq. “The myth about slip-and-fall cases is that falling on someone’s property means they automatically owe you. They do not. California law turns on notice, whether the owner knew or should have known about the hazard and failed to fix it. The cases we win are built on proof of that knowledge:
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From Tom Feher, Esq. “Truck cases are not big car cases. The moment a commercial truck is involved, you are up against a motor carrier, its insurer, and a defense team that starts building its file within hours. We move just as fast, sending spoliation letters to preserve the black box and driver logs before
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Pepper-sprayed or hurt by California police as a bystander? You may have a Section 1983 claim worth $50K-$2.5M+. Free consultation today.
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