Amputation Injury Lawyer in Los Angeles: Former Insurance Defense Attorneys

Amputation injury lawyer in Los Angeles from Lederer & Nojima is for people who lost a limb or digit because of someone else's negligence and want a claim built around the lifetime cost of that loss, so you can plan your recovery without carrying the financial burden alone.

Amputations commonly follow a motor vehicle crash (especially motorcycle, truck and pedestrian collisions), a crush or machinery injury at work, a defective product, a train or bus accident, a severe burn or infection, or a medical error. Sometimes the limb is lost at the scene. Sometimes it follows a failed attempt to save it.

The insurer's first offer usually reflects the hospital bills. It rarely reflects what the decades ahead cost: a prosthesis that has to be fitted, adjusted and replaced, physical therapy, pain management, home and vehicle modifications, mental health care, and the work you can no longer do or can only do differently.

We build the claim with medical and life-care professionals so that the number is tied to a plan for your life, not a guess. David Lederer and John Nojima spent years defending insurers, and they know how the other side tries to shrink future costs.

An amputation is a catastrophic injury, and the damages follow from the injury over your life expectancy. California allows recovery of economic damages, including future medical care and lost earning capacity, and non-economic damages for pain, suffering and loss of enjoyment of life.

Most California personal injury claims must be filed within two years (Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1). Claims against a public entity, such as a city, county or transit agency, usually require written notice within six months. If the injury happened at work, workers' compensation rules apply to your employer, while a claim against a third party follows the personal injury deadlines. Call early so each deadline is protected.