California Car Accident Broken Bone Attorney
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At Feher Law, our California car accident broken bone attorneys specialize in securing maximum compensation for clients whose fractures result from vehicle collisions.
Broken bone injuries from car accidents often require extensive medical treatment, create long recovery periods, and generate significant financial hardship through medical bills and lost income.
Our firm has recovered over $100 million for clients throughout California, including substantial settlements for car accident fracture cases. We guide you through every step of your recovery while handling all legal complexities, ensuring you receive the comprehensive compensation you deserve for your broken bone injuries.
If you’ve been injured in any type of vehicle collision, our experienced car accident lawyer in California is ready to fight for your rights and maximum compensation.
How Our California Car Accident Broken Bone Lawyers Can Help You
Our team provides comprehensive legal support designed to remove the burden from your shoulders during recovery. We handle every aspect of your case while you focus on healing from your fracture injuries.
Investigation and Evidence Collection
We immediately secure accident scene evidence, police reports, witness statements, and traffic camera footage. Our investigators work with accident reconstruction experts to establish fault and document how the collision caused your specific bone injuries.
Medical Documentation and Expert Testimony
We coordinate with orthopedic specialists to fully document your fractures, treatment requirements, and long-term prognosis. This includes securing testimony from medical experts who can explain your injury’s impact to insurance adjusters and juries.
Insurance Negotiation and Settlement
Our attorneys handle all communications with insurance companies, protecting you from tactics designed to minimize your claim value. We present comprehensive documentation of your damages to secure settlements that cover your full recovery costs.
Trial Representation
When insurance companies refuse fair compensation, we take cases to court. Our trial-ready approach often motivates insurers to offer higher settlements, knowing we’re prepared to present your case before a jury.
Contact our California car accident broken bone attorneys at (866) 646-6676 for immediate legal guidance during your recovery.
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Car Accident Broken Bone Injuries in California
Car accidents create tremendous forces that can fracture bones throughout the body, even in seemingly minor collisions. The sudden impact, deceleration, and crushing forces involved in vehicle crashes often exceed the structural limits of human bones.
Common Fracture Locations
Arms and wrists frequently break when drivers brace against the steering wheel or dashboard. Leg bones suffer fractures from dashboard impacts or pedal entrapment. Ribs crack from seatbelt pressure during high-force impacts, while facial bones fracture from airbag deployment or direct contact with vehicle surfaces.
Severity Classifications
Simple fractures involve clean breaks without skin penetration, typically requiring casting and immobilization. Compound fractures pierce through the skin, creating infection risks and requiring immediate surgical intervention with internal hardware placement.
| Bone Location | Common Fracture Types | Average Healing Time | Typical Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arm / Wrist | Simple, Compound | 6–12 weeks | Cast, Surgery |
| Leg / Ankle | Displaced, Spiral | 8–16 weeks | Surgery, Physical Therapy |
| Ribs | Stress, Complete | 6–8 weeks | Rest, Pain Management |
| Facial | Orbital, Nasal | 4–10 weeks | Surgery, Reconstruction |
✔️ Our legal team works with medical professionals to translate these complex injury patterns into compelling evidence for your case, ensuring insurance companies and courts fully comprehend the extent of your damages.
Types of Broken Bone Injuries From California Car Accidents
Different collision dynamics create distinct fracture patterns, each requiring specific medical treatment and legal consideration for compensation calculations.
- Arm and Wrist Fractures: These injuries typically occur when occupants instinctively brace for impact. Radial fractures near the wrist are common in rear-end collisions, while complex elbow fractures often result from side-impact crashes. Recovery frequently requires physical therapy to restore the full range of motion.
- Leg and Hip Fractures: Front-end collisions often cause femur fractures from dashboard contact, while tibial fractures occur when feet remain trapped during impact. Hip fractures, particularly serious in elderly victims, may require hip replacement surgery and extended rehabilitation.
- Spinal Fractures: Compression fractures in the vertebrae result from the violent back-and-forth motion during crashes. These injuries can affect mobility permanently and may require fusion surgery with titanium rods and screws.
- Facial and Skull Fractures: Airbag deployment and direct impact cause orbital, nasal, and jaw fractures. These injuries often require reconstructive surgery and can result in permanent disfigurement affecting both function and appearance.
Motor vehicle collisions generate forces that frequently exceed bone structural limits, particularly in crashes occurring at speeds above 25 mph, where serious fracture injuries become more common.
✔️ We partner with medical experts to link each fracture to the crash, demonstrate the long-term impact on your life, and aggressively pursue full compensation on your behalf.
Schedule your free consultation with our broken bone injury attorneys to discuss your specific case circumstances.
California Laws Affecting Your Car Accident Bone Fracture Case
California’s legal framework provides specific protections and requirements that directly impact your ability to recover compensation for broken bone injuries sustained in car accidents.
- Comparative Negligence Protection: Under California Civil Code Section 1431.2, you can recover damages even if partially at fault for the accident. E.g., If you’re found 20% responsible for the crash, you can still collect 80% of your total damages from the other driver.
- Mandatory Insurance Requirements: California Vehicle Code Section 16056 requires all drivers to carry minimum liability coverage of $15,000 per person for bodily injury. However, broken bone treatments often exceed these minimums, making it crucial to identify all available insurance sources.
- Statute of Limitations: California Code of Civil Procedure Section 335.1 provides two years from the accident date to file a personal injury lawsuit. For broken bones that develop complications, the discovery rule may extend this deadline, but prompt legal action protects your rights.
- Evidence Preservation Requirements: Medical records, imaging results, and expert evaluations must be properly documented and authenticated to be used as evidence in a California injury claim. Under the California Evidence Code, only reliable and well-supported medical evidence can be admitted in court, which makes it important to preserve treatment records from the very beginning.
⚖️ Uninsured motorist coverage becomes essential protection given that many California drivers operate without required insurance. This coverage protects you when at-fault drivers lack sufficient insurance to cover your broken bone treatment costs.
Our firm navigates these complex legal requirements on your behalf, ensuring every deadline is met and every available source of compensation is pursued to maximize your recovery.
Compensation Available for California Car Accident Broken Bones
The value of your broken bone case depends on multiple factors, including injury severity, treatment requirements, and long-term impact on your life and career.
Medical Expenses
Compensation covers all treatment costs, including emergency room visits, surgery, hospitalization, physical therapy, and medical equipment. Complex fractures requiring multiple surgeries can generate medical bills exceeding $100,000, particularly when spinal or hip reconstruction is necessary.
Lost Income and Earning Capacity
You’re entitled to recover wages lost during recovery, plus reduced earning capacity if your fracture creates permanent limitations. Professional athletes, construction workers, and others in physical careers often face career-ending consequences from severe bone injuries.
Pain and Suffering
California law allows recovery for physical pain, emotional distress, and reduced quality of life. Chronic pain from poorly healed fractures, depression from long-term disability, and loss of life enjoyment all factor into these calculations.
✔️ Our firm has secured significant settlements for broken bone cases, including:
- $4.2 million for a client with a back injury from a Long Beach auto crash
- $2.5 million for spinal injuries suffered in an Orange County collision
- $1.5 million for multiple bone fractures in a San Diego car accident
The California Judicial Branch oversees the court system, where personal injury cases are resolved, providing established procedures for presenting broken bone injury claims to judges and juries.
Typical Settlement Value Breakdown for Fracture Injury Claims:
| Fracture Severity | Medical Costs | Lost Wages | Pain / Suffering | Total Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple (Cast Only) | $5,000 – $15,000 | $2,000 – $10,000 | $10,000 – $30,000 | $25,000 – $75,000 |
| Complex (Surgery) | $25,000 – $75,000 | $10,000 – $50,000 | $50,000 – $200,000 | $100,000 – $400,000 |
| Severe (Multiple Surgeries) | $75,000 – $200,000 | $50,000 – $150,000 | $200,000 – $500,000 | $400,000 – $1,000,000+ |
We calculate the full extent of your damages and fight to ensure insurance companies pay every dollar you’re entitled to receive for your broken bone injuries.
💡 Additional reading: Learn more about the average settlement for a broken bone in a car accident to better understand potential compensation ranges for your case.
Contact Feher Law today at (866) 646-6676 to learn about the full compensation available for your broken bone injury.
The Legal Process for California Broken Bone Claims
The legal timeline helps set proper expectations as your case progresses through each phase toward maximum compensation recovery.
- Immediate Investigation Phase: We begin evidence collection within 24-48 hours of being retained, securing police reports, medical records, and witness statements before they become unavailable. This rapid response often determines case success.
- Medical Treatment Documentation: Throughout your recovery, we coordinate with your treating physicians to ensure proper documentation of your injuries, treatment progress, and prognosis. This ongoing medical evidence forms the foundation of your compensation demand.
- Insurance Demand and Negotiation: Once your medical treatment reaches maximum medical improvement, we prepare comprehensive settlement demands documenting all damages. Most broken bone cases resolve through negotiation without requiring a court filing.
- Litigation if Necessary: When insurance companies refuse fair settlement offers, we file lawsuits in the appropriate California superior court. Our trial preparation demonstrates our commitment to securing full compensation, often motivating higher settlement offers.
- Represented clients in broken bone cases typically recover significantly more compensation than unrepresented accident victims who attempt to handle their own claims.
- Case Timeline Expectations: Simple fracture cases often resolve within 6-12 months, while complex injuries requiring multiple surgeries may take 18-24 months to reach final settlement.
We manage every aspect of the legal timeline on your behalf, keeping you informed of progress while you concentrate on your medical recovery and getting your life back on track.
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Common Challenges in California Broken Bone Cases
Insurance companies employ specific strategies to minimize broken bone settlements, but our experience allows us to anticipate and counter these tactics effectively.
- Pre-Existing Condition Claims: Insurers often argue that degenerative conditions contributed to your fracture severity. We work with medical experts to distinguish accident-related injuries from age-related changes, protecting your full compensation.
- Treatment Necessity Disputes: Insurance companies may claim certain procedures were unnecessary or excessive. Our relationships with respected orthopedic specialists provide credible testimony supporting your treatment decisions.
- Causation Challenges: In crashes involving pre-impact braking or multiple impacts, insurers may dispute which specific force caused your fractures. Accident reconstruction experts help establish clear causation between the collision and your injuries.
- Settlement Pressure Tactics: Insurers often make quick, low settlement offers while you’re still in pain and facing mounting bills.
We shield you from these insurance company tactics while building the most compelling case possible, ensuring you never settle for less than full compensation for your broken bone injuries.
Proving Liability in California Car Accident Fracture Cases
Successful broken bone cases require clear evidence demonstrating how the other driver’s negligence directly caused your fractures and resulting damages.
- Traffic Violation Evidence: Speed limit violations, red light running, and failure to yield create presumptions of negligence. We obtain traffic citations, red light camera footage, and accident reconstruction analysis to establish fault.
- Witness Testimony: Independent witnesses provide crucial accounts of how the accident occurred. We locate and interview witnesses immediately after accidents, securing their testimony before memories fade.
- Vehicle Damage Analysis: The location and severity of vehicle damage often correlate directly with occupant injury patterns. Our experts analyze vehicle damage to demonstrate the forces that caused your specific bone fractures.
- Medical Causation: Orthopedic specialists explain how the crash forces exceeded your bones’ structural limits, causing the fractures requiring treatment. This medical testimony links your injuries directly to the defendant’s negligent driving.
- Electronic Evidence: Modern vehicles contain event data recorders capturing speed, braking, and impact data. We preserve this electronic evidence immediately to prevent spoliation by insurance companies.
Our legal team assembles all necessary evidence to prove liability, working with the best experts in their fields to build an unassailable case for your broken bone injuries.
Why Choose Feher Law for Your California Broken Bone Case
Our approach to broken bone cases reflects our commitment to treating clients as family while delivering exceptional legal results through comprehensive advocacy.
- Proven Track Record: With over $100 million recovered for clients, our results speak to our ability to maximize compensation for serious injuries. We’ve secured substantial settlements for complex fracture cases throughout California.
- Medical Network: Our relationships with leading orthopedic specialists, physical therapists, and pain management doctors ensure you receive top-quality treatment while building strong medical evidence for your case.
- No Upfront Costs: We handle all case expenses upfront, from expert witness fees to accident reconstruction costs. You pay nothing unless we secure compensation for your injuries.
- Family-Centered Approach: We understand that broken bones affect entire families, not just the injured person. Our team provides support and guidance throughout the recovery process, treating your concerns as our own.
- Immediate Action: Broken bone cases require prompt investigation before evidence disappears and witnesses relocate.
We’ve earned recognition as a Tier 1 firm for Personal Injury Litigation, reflecting our commitment to excellence in representing injured clients.
Our team mobilizes immediately upon retention to protect your interests, giving you the peace of mind that comes from having experienced advocates fighting for your rights from day one.
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Our expert lawyers cover a wide range of accident matters, including:
Get Expert Legal Guidance for Your California Broken Bone Injury
When car accidents leave you facing broken bones, mounting medical bills, and an uncertain future, you don’t have to navigate the legal process alone. At Feher Law, we become your advocates and guides, handling every aspect of your case while you focus on healing.
Our proven track record of recovering maximum compensation for broken bone injuries, combined with our commitment to treating clients as family, ensures you receive both exceptional legal representation and compassionate support throughout your recovery journey.
Experience the difference of working with attorneys who treat you like family – contact Feher Law at (866) 646-6676 for your free consultation.
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FAQs
How much time do I have to file a broken bone lawsuit in California?
California gives you two years from your accident date to file a personal injury lawsuit for broken bones. If complications develop later that weren't immediately apparent, the clock may start from when you discovered these issues instead.
Can I get money if a hit-and-run driver broke my bones?
Yes, your own uninsured motorist insurance should cover hit-and-run accidents that cause broken bones. California also has a crime victim compensation program that may help if you don't have adequate insurance coverage.
What if I need surgery for my broken bones months after the car accident?
This happens frequently with fracture injuries, and you can still recover compensation for delayed surgeries. Our attorneys document expected future treatment needs with orthopedic specialists to include these costs in your settlement demand.
Will having old injuries to the same bone hurt my car accident case?
Not under California's "eggshell skull" rule, which says defendants must accept victims as they are. Pre-existing conditions won't prevent recovery if the car accident made your bone injuries worse or created new problems.
How do lawyers prove my car accident actually caused my broken bones?
We combine medical expert opinions, accident reconstruction analysis, and emergency room records to establish causation. Fresh injuries documented immediately after the crash, combined with fracture patterns matching collision forces, create strong proof.
