It’s also important for parents to protect their children. In 2012, more than one in every five children, between ages 5 and 15 who were killed in traffic crashes, were pedestrians. (NHTSA).

When hiring a pedestrian accident attorney, you must make sure they have handled your type of case before. Pedestrian cases are unique in the fact that there are many issues involved concerning vehicle and traffic code sections. We have handled many cases in this realm of negligence law, just to name a few:

• Several cases where a pedestrians was hit by a vehicle while crossing the street in a crosswalk.
• An armored truck employee was walking out of a business, when he stepped on a meter hole that collapsed causing him to literally fall into the meter hole and slam his knee into the piping.
• Pedestrian got out of her car and walked onto the sidewalk, where she stepped in an exposed DPW hole and severely injured her foot.
• Pedestrian fell into a city planter that did not contain enough dirt or gravel
• Pedestrian tripped over a sidewalk area that contained a 5-inch deviation in height.
• Pedestrian was crossing the street in the middle of the night and was run over by a police vehicle. We argued that although the pedestrian was in the middle of the street. it was not considered “jaywalking.” Also, we argued that because there was a vehicle in front of the police vehicle that was able to stop in time to allow the pedestrian enough time to cross, the police vehicle should have seen the pedestrian in enough time to avoid the accident. This was a tragic case wherein the victim suffered severe injury including brain damage.

In these types of cases, it is very important to hire the right injury lawyer to prove your case. Because we have been doing this for so long, we know the top people in the industry of accident reconstruction. We also know the top medical experts who will testify in your trial and explain to the jury what your injuries truly are and what their effect will be in the future.

If you’re a pedestrian that’s been struck by a car or involved in another type of accident, please contact Halpern & Associates in Los Angeles today.Let’s make something very clear – we represent motorcycle victims. We represent the riders that are injured because of someone else’s mistake. We understand the vehicle codes and sections that are applicable to motorcycles and other vehicles alike. Make no mistake – we ONLY represent plaintiffs (the injured party) and not the other way around. Even though a motorcycle rider may end up more injured because of the sheer difference in motor vehicle protection offered, the responsible party has to pay for ALL of the rider’s injuries. The law in California allows for Contributory Negligence, which in effect will decrease the rider’s recovery by whatever percentage a jury finds the rider was negligent in addition to the other party. Therefore, if the rider was speeding when the accident occurred, a jury may also find some fault for the accident on behalf of the rider. As motorcycle accident attorneys, we will fight to recover any and all losses suffered by you or anyone you know involved in an accident. It is important that you understand these intricacies in the law when you navigate through your claim. Again, know that we only represent injured parties and only practice personal injury law.