Encino California Bus Accident Lawyer
Bus Accidents
If you are a Californian who has been involved in a bus accident and suffered serious injuries, you have legal rights. Do not hesitate to take action. There are time restraints for filing bus accident claims in the State of California, so call today to speak to an experienced California bus accident and personal injury lawyer like Joseph Y. Avrahamy.
There are many factors which may contribute to bus accidents, including negligent driving, driving under the influence, dangerous weather conditions, poor road conditions, and mechanical problems, just to name a few. Depending on the circumstances of the bus accident, victims may suffer injuries ranging from minor cuts and scrapes to serious and even fatal injuries. Along with physical injuries, you may suffer from emotional trauma as a result of the bus accident.
If you were a bus passenger, vehicle passenger, or pedestrian who was hit by a bus, you should contact Joseph Y. Avrahamy, an experienced LA Personal Injury Lawyer. We realize that bus accident injuries do not only affect the victim; they affect the victim’s family as well. In cases of severe injuries, such as paralysis or head trauma, the victim may require special care, in addition to expensive medical treatments, surgeries, therapies, and other injury-related care. Families may have to make sacrifices to pay for these costly yet necessary health care treatments. If you have been injured in a bus crash, the aggressive bus accident lawyer, Joseph Avrahamy, may be able to recover compensation for your injuries, medical costs, loss of wages, pain and suffering, and other bus accident related expenses.
School Bus Accident Statistics
Every year thousands of traffic fatalities occur involving a school bus -- people are killed and hundreds of thousands more are injured world-wide, as the result of school bus accidents.
In 2003, 457,000 large vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds were involved in traffic crashes in the United States; 4,669 heavy vehicles were involved in fatal traffic accidents.
The costs for fatal traffic accidents exceed $20 billion, including $8.7 billion in productivity losses, $2.5 billion in resource costs, and quality of life losses valued at $13.1 billion. A vehicle is considered large if its gross vehicle weight rating exceeds 10,000 pounds.
Bus Accidents and the personal injuries than can result from them are serious and we understand the torture you are going through. We will aggressively fight for your rights for you and your loved ones in your bus accident case around the Los Angeles area.
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