California Bus Van and Shuttle Accident Lawyer
The Right Choice in A California Bus Van and Shuttle Accident Lawyer, Sebastian Gibson. Now with over 45 Years of Experience.
When you’ve been injured in a bus, van or shuttle accident anywhere in California, finding the right California Bus Van and Shuttle Accident Lawyer is essential to protect your rights and to make sure you obtain the compensation you deserve for your injuries and all you’ve been through.
California Bus Van and Shuttle Accident Lawyer Sebastian Gibson offers over 40 years of experience representing traffic accident victims and clients who deserve the best in legal representation and is ready to provide immediate assistance to you and yours after an accident.
When you work with California Bus Van and Shuttle Accident Lawyer Sebastian Gibson, you’re working with with an attorney who has been named a Top Lawyer in Palm Springs Life Magazine year after year after year, and an attorney you can count on who has the determination to obtain a result you can be proud of. Tired of trying to reach an attorney who will actually answer your calls or be there when you need him? Call us and see the difference when you’ve chosen the right California bus, van and shuttle accident lawyer for your case.
Your California Bus Van and Shuttle Accident Lawyer, Sebastian Gibson
Each year, there are far too many bus accidents, van accidents and shuttle accidents in California caused by negligent drivers and operators, and each year, many of those accidents cause horrific injuries and deaths the result of preventable driving and operator errors. The vast majority of accidents in California are caused by negligence or by careless or reckless drivers who simply lose concentration or whose attention is distracted either by something on the bus or van they’re operating or by something on the road.
If you’ve been the victim of a bus or van accident in California, you need a California bus van and shuttle accident lawyer experienced in the handling of bus and van accidents. For more than a quarter of a century, Sebastian Gibson has been successfully handling personal injury accidents in California. We’ve recovered millions of dollars for our personal injury clients and as a result, California Bus Van and Shuttle Accident Lawyer Sebastian Gibson has been chosen one of the Top Lawyers of 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 in the field of personal injury by Palm Springs Life Magazine as rated by Avvo. Call us today at (760) 776-1810.
What Is The Statute Of Limitations For Filing A Lawsuit For Damages For Injuries From A California Bus, Shuttle or Van Accident?
The statute of limitations, which is the date by which you must file a lawsuit in the appropriate court for your injuries resulting from an accident in California, a dog bite or for a wrongful death is two years. If the injured party was a minor at the time of the accident, you have a longer period of time to file suit.
There are other exceptions to the statute of limitations and there are different statutes of limitations for each area of law, such as breach of contract actions, etc. One of the most important exceptions is that for claims against any type of public entity such as a school, city or city bus line, a claim must be filed with the city within 6 months of the accident.
For an analysis of the statute of limitations for any type of legal matter, it is essential to have California Bus Van and Shuttle Accident Lawyer Sebastian Gibson analyze your case to determine whether the statute of limitations has already passed or if you may still file a lawsuit.
Where Do You Get Police Traffic Collision Reports For A California Bus, Shuttle or Van Accident?
After any type of injury accident in California involving cars or other types of vehicles, if the investigating officer called to the scene of the accident feels there are serious injuries, the officer will make notes in order to prepare a report. At the end of their investigation, the officer will hand you a card with the address of the investigating police department, sheriff’s department or highway patrol office with the report number for your car or other vehicular traffic accident.
If the police, sheriff’s department or highway patrol weren’t called to the scene, you should have obtained information from the other party including their name, address, phone number, vehicle information and insurance information.
If you still wish to make a police report, you can go to the appropriate city police department, sheriff’s department or California Highway Patrol office and make what is called a counter report, which is basically a report filled out by you at their counter. Those agencies won’t investigate the accident after you do so, but this will provide some documentation of the incident.
Police, Sheriff’s Department and California Highway Patrol reports can be obtained from the investigative officer’s Police Department Division, County Sheriff’s Office or the California Highway Patrol office of the officer who investigated your accident. California bus van and shuttle accident lawyer Sebastian Gibson may also be able to obtain your report.
Where Can You Get Medical Treatment For Bus, Shuttle or Van Accidents In California?
There are a host of medical providers who will provide you with medical treatment after bus accidents in California. These include offices of doctors, medical specialists such as orthopedic doctors, radiologist offices where you can obtain x-rays and MRI’s, physical therapists and chiropractors. At the Law Firm of California Bus Van and Shuttle Accident Lawyer Sebastian Gibson, we also keep track of which doctors will treat clients on a lien basis when our clients have no health insurance or medical payments coverage on their car insurance policy.
However, if you have been seriously injured in any type of bus accident in California, we recommend you go to your nearest hospital. If you are uncertain if your health insurance company will cover your medical expenses at the hospital you wish to go to for medical treatment, call the number on the back of your health insurance card.
If you have medical payments coverage on your auto insurance and you’ve been injured while in a vehicle with such insurance, you may be able to have your medical bills paid by your car insurance company in the event you don’t have health insurance. Some liability insurance companies, however, only offer what they call “excess medical pay coverage” which means that they will pay medical bills only to the extent that your health insurance, if any, doesn’t cover them first and they will pay the bills only after seeing proof that any health insurance coverage denied the bill.
Duty Of Care By Bus And Van Operators In California
A common carrier transports people for a fee, and offers its services to the general public. As long as they charge a fee for their services and their services aren’t strictly private, a bus or van operator is a common carrier. Pursuant to the law in California, a common carrier has the legal obligation to provide the utmost duty of care to their passengers. Common carriers are held to a higher duty of care because of the fact they offer their services to the public for a fee. The operator’s failure to adhere to that higher duty of care may be held to be evidence of an operator’s negligence.
Common carriers are licensed and regulated at the local, state and federal level. The bus or van common carrier operator can be a business, a private company, an individual or a governmental agency such as a city. The Federal government regulates common carriers which transport passengers across state lines under the Interstate Commerce Act. At the state level, states regulate van and bus operators transporting people within a state.
Common carrier buses and vans don’t simply include city buses, long distance travel buses, and vans, they also include taxis, airport shuttles, casino buses, party buses, sightseeing buses and tour buses.
If a bus or van accident is due to the negligence of the operator for such actions as speeding, a driver operating the bus or van when he or she is drowsy or tired, or for maintenance failures, or inadequate bus driver training, the operator may be held liable for and damages and injuries suffered by the passengers.
School Buses And School Sport Activity Vans
A school’s duty of care comes from having physical custody of the students on their bus or van. The school’s duty only extends from the time a school bus picks up the students to the time they reach the doors of the school. If the bus driver fails to activate the flashing red lights on a bus, and the failure causes injury to a student, the school entity may also be responsible for any injuries or deaths that occur. This responsibility is arguably extended to a taxi driver who, as a common carrier with an even higher standard of duty, lets out a school child on the wrong side of the street far from any crosswalks.
Courts have recognized a higher duty of care toward young children, in particular to schoolchildren. What may be a safe place for an adolescent or adult to depart from a bus or van may be a place of peril for a grade school child excited when they see their other classmates or family members across the street and a warning to such a young child to be careful is likely to be held insufficient in light of a child’s tender years and inexperience.
California Private Bus, Shuttle And Van Operators
While a private bus or van operator who is not charging a fee for their transportation services is not held to the higher standard of care that a common carrier is or the duty of care which is owed by a school bus entity to young children, the operator of a private bus, van or shuttle can still be held negligent for a wide variety of actions which cause injury or death to their passengers and they are without the limitations imposed on plaintiffs when filing a lawsuit against a public entity such as a school district.
California Bus Van and Shuttle Accident Lawyer Sebastian Gibson has had cases in which vehicle accidents involved distracted and inattentive drivers, drowsy driving, aggressive driving, negligent or careless driving, reckless driving, intersection crashes, failures to stop at red lights and stop signs, accidents caused by speeding, and accidents caused by drivers distracted by what is taking place inside their vehicle.
The victims of negligent operators of buses and vans include bicycle riders, riders of motorcycles, drivers of other vehicles as well as children playing and these accidents cause broken bones, internal injuries, back and neck injuries, soft tissue injuries, and on occasion, catastrophic injuries, paraplegia, quadriplegia and wrongful deaths.
Negligent Bus Accidents, Negligent Van Accidents, And Shuttle Accidents Throughout California
With over 35 years of experience as a personal injury attorney, California Bus Van and Shuttle Accident Lawyer Sebastian Gibson has represented victims involved in bus and van accidents that resulted from the negligence of a driver or their bus or van company, commonly known as the bus operator or van operator. Many of these accidents in California involve wrongful deaths and serious spinal cord injuries and traumatic brain injuries as well as injuries to children.
Personal injury accidents occur from Palm Springs to Orange County, from San Diego to San Luis Obispo, and up and down the coast of California. They occur from Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Santa Barbara and Ventura to Victorville, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga and Temecula. from one side of California to the other and all of the cities in between and we provide representation to the victims and families of personal injury accident victims throughout California.
When you retain our offices, you can feel confident California Bus Van and Shuttle Accident Lawyer Sebastian Gibson will seek the compensation that’s not only right for what you’re going through, but also for any medical problems you may have in the future. Don’t let the negligent actions of another in a van, shuttle or bus accident so greatly affect your life without getting the compensation you deserve for your injuries as a driver or as a bus van.
We’ll Be There For You, All Along The Way
With law degrees in both the U.S. and the U.K., California Bus Van and Shuttle Accident Lawyer Sebastian Gibson has over 45 years of experience in California and in London, the last 30 years of which have been representing accident victims in California. During that time he’s been frequently asked to be interviewed on radio and TV for his expertise, his wit and humor. The author of thousands of articles on the internet, Sebastian Gibson has also written for the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal newspapers and is the author of a recently published book in 2012.
California bus van and shuttle accident lawyer Sebastian Gibson has been called “Brilliant” and “A Legend.” He’s known for his wit and humor, and a determination to make sure his clients receive the compensation they deserve. He has also been named as a “Superb” Lawyer by Avvo, which rates attorneys throughout the U.S.
With offices in Palm Desert and Newport Beach, California bus van and shuttle accident lawyer California Bus Van and Shuttle Accident Lawyer Sebastian Gibson can represent you against an insurance company for a bus or van accident caused by the negligence of another, anywhere in California, both inland, and up and down the coast.
You Just Get Better, We’ll Take It From There So You Can Get On With Your Life
The most important thing for you to do after being the victim of an accident caused by an negligent or bus or van driver, is to get the best possible treatment you need for your injuries.
Depending on the level of impact to the bus, shuttle or van you were riding in, you’re almost certainly in some, and perhaps a great deal of pain, may still be off work, and may be worried how you’re going to pay for medical treatment if you have no health insurance.
We can safely guide you through your accident, deal with the insurance adjusters and refer you to doctors who will wait to be paid out of any settlement for the treatment they provide to you.
Call California Bus Van and Shuttle Accident Lawyer Sebastian Gibson For Your Negligent Bus Or Van Accident in California
The time to act is now, before the insurance company concludes your case can be resolved for peanuts because you’re unrepresented. Call the number at the top of this page to talk to Sebastian Gibson.
