My Attorney dropped me. Do I still have a case?

Yes! Even if your attorney dropped you, or the insurance company calls your case “disputed liability” you still may have a case.

Every day people in Los Angeles County are let go or neglected by their attorneys. This happens very often in slip and fall accidents in supermarkets, convenience stores, grocery stores and other businesses. It is also a common occurrence in auto accident cases were liability is disputed, i.e. cases were the police, the police report, or the other driver claimed that the accident was your fault.

The scenario is like this. Someone is hurt or injured in a slip and fall or car accident. They see an attorney who takes their case. The attorney makes a claim against the store or the insurance company. The store often responds by telling the attorney that the slip and fall was not their fault because they did not have notice of the spill, dangerous condition or other hazard. Or maybe the store says they didn’t even know that the injured person fell because they failed to notify store personnel or make an accident report.

In an auto case the insurance company may respond by telling the attorney that the police came and investigated the accident and determined that it was the fault of the injured party. Or they might say that their insured, the other driver, claims that the fault lies with the injured party. That happens often in cases involving a left turn on a yellow or red light causing a collision. These cases are called disputed liability.

In either case the store or the insurance companies offer no money.

Many attorneys will give up at this point. They decide it is not worth the time and effort to fight these cases and make sure that justice is done. So they tell their client that they have no case, or that they simply cannot handle their case. This is when Strassburg, Gilmore & Wei, LLP gets started fighting for you.

If your attorney has told you that he or she can no longer pursue your case give us a call. Many situations that seem hopeless can be turned around through hard work and dedication. In the early stages of a claim the only information you have from the other side is what they choose to give you. For instance the police report, or the accident report created by the store, or a statement from the other driver. To get to the truth you must dig deeper.

It is only after filing a lawsuit that the other side can be forced to divulge all the information. Often through a rigorous discovery and investigation process the personal injury lawyers at Strassburg, Gilmore & Wei, LLP will uncover the evidence needed to bring the case to a successful resolution.

Two recent examples: A client slipped and fell on liquid experiencing a sprained ankle which led to more serious blood clots. Her attorney made a claim to the shopping mall where it happened. They told him it wasn’t their fault. He told the client she had no case. Then she came to Strassburg, Gilmore & Wei, LLP.

We filed a lawsuit and obtained key discovery from the mall showing that they had not taken proper steps to insure that their floor was free from spills. The lawsuit was settled for $120,000.00.

In another case our client was injured when a defective shopping cart caused him to fall and break his knee. After being shut down by the shopping plaza’s owner his attorney told him he had no case. He came to us and after we obtained documents showing that the shopping cart was not maintained properly and took the deposition of a key witness, the case settled for $75,000.00.

In short just because your attorney has given up on the case doesn’t mean you should.

Strassburg, Gilmore & Wei, LLP has a team of lawyers who handle cases in Los Angeles County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, Ventura County and Orange County. We have attorneys who handle cases in Pasadena, Los Angeles, Glendale, Burbank, San Gabriel, Arcadia, Alhambra, El Monte Pomona, Whittier, Compton, East Los Angeles, West Los Angeles, Van Nuys, San Fernando and Norwalk.