Rollover Car Accidents in Los Angeles

While modern cars are much safer in many ways than the models sold in previous decades, sport utility and crossover vehicles are still very susceptible to rolling over if they take turns too sharply or go into a skid at high speed. Even sedans and other cars with lower centers of gravity can turn over if their wheels “trip” over a raised curb or a ditch on the side of a road, and the ensuing wreck can have equally catastrophic consequences for the driver inside that car as well as their passengers.

Maybe worst of all, rollover car accidents in Los Angeles can be uniquely challenging to seek civil recovery for, both because of the physical mechanics that often play into these wrecks and because of how severe the resulting injuries often are. Put simply, getting help from a capable and compassionate car accident lawyer from CD Law will be all but essential to achieving a favorable result.

Is It Possible to Sue Over a Single-Car Rollover Wreck?

If a rollover car crash in Los Angeles results from something like a drunk driver T-boning another car and causing it to turn over from the sheer force of the impact, it is certainly possible to sue that driver over their “negligence” just like it would be for any other type of auto accident. However, it is much more common for rollover crashes to involve just one car driven by just one person—and in this kind of situation, courts and insurance companies both tend to assume that the driver injured in the wreck is the one primarily to blame for their ensuing damages.

As a qualified car accident attorney could explain, though, not every single-car rollover wreck is fully or even mainly the fault of the driver involved. For example, some wrecks of this nature happen because a local government body did not maintain a road in a reasonably safe condition or because a manufacturer designed and sold a vehicle with an unreasonably high risk of rolling over. Support from seasoned legal counsel can be crucial to taking effective legal action and recovering fair restitution in situations like this.

Recovering for Short-Term and Long-Term Losses

Anyone found legally at fault for causing someone else to get injured in a Los Angeles rollover car wreck can be made to pay financially for every economic and non-economic consequence the crash will have for the injured person. Importantly, this can include both past and future losses relative to when the legal process begins, including things like:

• All costs of emergency medical treatment, future rehabilitative care, prescription medications, and assistive equipment such as wheelchairs
• Vehicle repair/replacement costs, plus other forms of personal property damage and related expenses like rental car fees
• Lost work income and/or working ability
• Physical discomfort and pain
• Psychological trauma and anguish
• Lost quality/enjoyment of life

An experienced lawyer’s help is often vital to identifying, assigning fair financial values to, and effectively recovering for all “compensable losses” caused by the crash.

Let a Los Angeles Attorney Help With Your Rollover Car Accident Lawsuit

Rollover car accidents in Los Angeles are traumatic events. Through a civil lawsuit or settlement demand, you may be able to recover financial compensation for all types of harm stemming from the wreck—but only if you can prove someone else is to blame for the incident happening in the first place.

That is where a dependable car accident lawyer with a track record of getting good results from cases like yours can step in to help. Learn more by calling CD Law today.