Personal Injury

Suffering a spinal cord injury is a life-altering event that can have profound and lasting consequences. At Hamparyan Personal Injury Lawyers, we have worked with numerous individuals and their families whose lives have been disrupted by spinal cord damage. A San Diego spinal cord injury attorney can calculate lifetime care costs and fight for the…

If you’ve been injured due to someone else’s negligence in California, you may be entitled to compensation for your losses through a personal injury claim or lawsuit. However, the process of recovering damages can be complicated, especially when medical liens are involved. A medical lien is an arrangement where a doctor or other healthcare provider…

When someone suffers a personal injury due to the negligence of another party, they may be entitled to compensation for their losses. This compensation is referred to as compensatory damages. However, in cases where the defendant’s conduct is particularly egregious, the court may also award punitive damages, which are a monetary amount meant to punish…

Most personal injury lawyers in California  take between 33 to 40 percent of each settlement or award they win, but can go as high as 50 percent depending on the complexity of the case. This reflects cases taken on a “contingency fee” basis. This means they won’t charge you an hourly fee or a retainer…

​Accident statistics help us determine how safe a place is for motorists. As residents of San Diego, we’re no strangers to collisions on our roads, but how do we compare to similar places in California in terms of vehicle crash numbers? The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) has a helpful ranking system that gives…

Loss of consortium is a legal term to describe a person’s inability to participate fully in their relationships after an injury. If your husband or wife was injured, for example, they may have to step back from ordinary marital activities, and you may have to miss their companionship. A loss of consortium car accident claim…

​If you’ve been injured by a negligent party and it has affected your ability to work, one of the things you may be compensated for is “lost earning capacity.” This refers to the projected loss of your future earnings due to your diminished ability to work post-injury. It’s separate from “lost wages” because lost wages…

It’s possible to seek an accident settlement in California without an attorney, as the state does not require you to have a lawyer in personal injury cases. However, many claimants find that they need an attorney’s guidance and representation as settlement negotiations often turn difficult.