March 2025

California’s fault-based insurance laws require a car accident victim to file a claim against the party responsible for the accident. Under the state’s pure comparative negligence system, compensation for common car accident damages like property damage, lost wages, and compensation for pain and suffering comes from the at-fault party’s insurance. A successful claim requires providing compelling evidence of the responsible party’s liability. The…

California’s fault-based insurance laws require a car accident victim to prove the responsible driver’s liability in order to recover full compensation for their damages, such as property damage costs, medical expenses, lost earnings, and compensation for pain and suffering. Proving liability requires meeting the burden of a preponderance of evidence showing that the at-fault party breached their duty of reasonable care, their breach…

On November 14, 2020, 59-year-old Ismael Soto Luna was waiting to cross the street at the corner of Noble Avenue and Roscoe Boulevard in Van Nuys when a two-pound metal cap from a nearby light pole fell 30 feet, striking him on the head and knocking him to the ground. Represented by attorneys Arash Zabetian and Tomik Vertanous of Martinian Lawyers, Luna sued…