Young Law Group

In addition to our personal injury practice, the Young Law Office also represents disabled individuals in workplace and housing matters, both under federal ADA law and California Fair Employment and Housing Laws. This question touches on an all-too-frequent situation we hear. An employee has a disability. Perhaps, they cannot climb stairs, lift too much weight, or have other mobility issues. Either the employee requests, or his/her doctor issues, a work accommodation, and the employer refuses. To make matters worse, the employer also refuses to engage in any kind of give-and-take with the employee to come up with a good faith solution, known in California as the "interactive good faith process." Subsequently, the employee is injured doing job tasks they should not have been forced to do in light of their disability. The employee has a right to file a workers' compensation case as well as civil lawsuit for disability discrimination. If this describes your situation, call us today.

Not one penny. And, unlike a lot of personal injury attorneys who are all too eager to a potential new client out the door, we like to take our time in our initial consultation to learn as much as possible about your matter and get to know you. We do not place arbitrary time limitations on our initial consultations.

You should bring all documents in your possession that are related to your injury. If you were injured in an auto accident, you should bring a copy of the police or incident report, a copy of your automobile insurance declaration page, photographs of your automobile, photographs of your injuries, copies of medical records for treatment related to the accident, correspondence from the insurance companies, estimates and repair records and receipts for your automobile, receipts for towing and car rental, and any wage loss information. During your initial consultation, we review these records with you. We will also provide you with a detailed intake after your initial consultation as well as checklists for any other information we may need from you.

The time you have to file a lawsuit after a personal injury is referred to as the "statute of limitations." In California, most personal injury cases must be filed within two years of the date the injury occurred or the date the client discovered the cause of the injury, whichever is later. If the defendant is a public entity, there are important pre-lawsuit notice deadlines that are much shorter and subject to strict procedures. Medical malpractice cases are also subject to special rules. The bottom line - if you have suffered a personal injury, do not delay in seeking an attorney's advice.

At the Young Law Office, we treat client confidentiality as a top priority, and we use technology to protect your information. As a nearly paperless law firm, we are concerned about our impact on the environment. We also recognized that we are doing business in a geographical area that is prone to natural disasters such as wildfires and earthquakes. Consequently, we store few paper records. The paper records we store is kept under secure lock and key at all times. The vast majority of our client's records are securely maintained in electronic format using military-grade encryption and other protections. We perform double and triple backups of our client's records to minimize, if not eliminate, the loss of important records due to the unavailability of any one particular service or cybersecurity threats. All employees receive training on the importance of maintaining professionalism, particularly client confidentiality.

The types of damages one can recover depend on the type of case and what injuries occurred. Generally, past and future medical treatment is recoverable, as are all past and future lost wages. Clients with personal injuries can also recover ‘general damages’, which include pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, emotional distress, and inconvenience associated with the injury. In some cases, though it is rare in personal injury matters, a client may be entitled to ‘punitive damages.’ These are damages which are intended to punish the wrongdoer when their actions were intentional or reckless.

If you have suffered a personal injury, you are well-advised to have an attorney on your side who can obtain the best results possible. Rest assured, the insurance company will have an attorney representing their interests.