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 About Adam Peck

Adam J. Peck, ESQ is a principal with Peck Law Group, APC. In 2008, Mr. Adam Peck received his Juris Doctorate from Whittier Law School where he graduated Cum Laude. His practice is primarily dedicated to representing Elders, Dependent Adults, along with their loved ones and family members, who have suffered horrific personal injuries.
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With a Personal Injury Claim who Pays Medical Bills and Loss of Wages

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car accidents, personal injury attorneys, what to do and not do after an accidentWith a personal injury claim, who pays medical bills and loss of wages?

Expenses for medical bills and lost time from work are usually easy to calculate down to the penny. However, a compensation for pain, scarring, emotional harm, or physical limitations – both short and long term – are not so easy to calculate. For these items you, your lawyer, insurance companies and sometimes juries must decide the fair and reasonable amount of money that will compensate for your injuries and harms.

Remember, however, that the other person may not have any insurance, or enough to pay the bills. Also, sometimes there may be a dispute as to who was at fault or whether all the injuries and treatment are directly related to the accident. That’s why it’s usually best to first submit your bills through your own health insurance. A lawyer can advise you on questions of fault, available insurance coverage and who is responsible to pay for these things as well as whether your health insurance, treating doctors or hospital have a right to a share of your claim.

Should You have a Personal Injury Claim, immediately contact The Peck Law Group, we shall zealously represent your interests and get you the compensation you are legally entitled to.

What is Personal Injury

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what is personal injuryMost of us have heard the phrase personal injury, but many people may not be sure what personal injury means. A personal injury refers to a situation where someone has been physically or emotionally injured or killed by the wrongful act of another.

A personal injury claim is when the individual harmed wants to get money from the person or company that wronged them as compensation for the harm. This claim may be for negligence, which simply means the injured person claims the wrongdoer was careless. Automobile and Truck accident cases are the classic example of negligence claims. Another example is a slip or trip and fall which is called premises liability.

If the carelessness is committed by a professional, such as a doctor, lawyer or accountant, it is called professional negligence. As you might guess, products liability refers to harm caused by a defective product. Finally an industrial or worker’s compensation claim is one for injuries or death which occurs on the job. Unlike other personal injury claims, the person making the worker’s compensation claim need not prove anyone was at fault or careless in order to recover worker’s compensation.

These are some very basic principals to guide you, your loved one, or a friend should understand if they become injured.  We advise you to immediately contact the Peck Law Group should you sustain any such personal injury.

Wrongful Death Caused by Intoxicated Driver in Santa Clarita

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wrongful death caused by intoxicated driverIn a wrongful death caused by an intoxicated driver in Santa Clarita, California, one person was killed and four others injured after a three-car crash caused by a vehicle apparently traveling the wrong way on northbound Highway 14 near Escondido Canyon Road early Saturday morning.

Shortly before 3:30 a.m. a Toyota Tundra truck driven by 38-year-old Burbank resident Bradford E. Pate entered the northbound lanes of Highway 14 north of Escondido Canyon Road and began traveling in the southbound direction, according to an incident report from the California Highway Patrol.

Shortly thereafter, Pate’s truck collided head-on with a second vehicle, a Chrysler 300 sedan, south of Escondido Canyon Road, according to the report.

The driver of the Chrysler, a man, was killed in the collision. His name has not been released.

Two passengers in the Chrysler, a man and a woman, suffered life-threatening injuries in the collision. The woman was airlifted from the scene to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center while the man was transported to Henry Mayo, according to the CHP report.

Pate was transported to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital with injuries that are life-threatening, according to the CHP report.

Pate is suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol at the time the crash occurred and has been arrested for

DUI causing injury and DUI causing injury with a blood-alcohol content of .08 or above, according to the CHP report.

Pate’s truck rolled over as a result of the collision while the Chrysler deflected and collided with a third vehicle, a Ford Econoline. The driver of the Econoline was not injured in the crash while one passenger suffered a minor cut to one of his arms.

Saturday’s crash marks the second time in less than a week that a crash has involved a vehicle traveling the wrong way on Highway 14 near Escondido Canyon Road. Thirteen people were hurt in a nine-car pileup Monday that was reportedly caused by a wrong-way driver.

The driver of that vehicle was also later arrested for DUI.

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