Accidents

We handle all types of bus and train accidents, including

• Collisions with trains or motor vehicles
• Injuries caused by reckless or careless driving or unnecessary travel at high rates of speed
• Accidents caused by conductor or bus driver negligence or failure to use due caution
• Injuries resulting from mechanical failures or improper maintenance of equipment
• Accidents involving train derailments, often caused by old or negligently maintained tracks
• Accidents on dangerous roadways or in poor weather conditions
• Personal injury caused by inadequate security on a train or bus

Bus and train accidents often involve multiple defendants who all contributed to your injury. The injuries sustained can be serious and catastrophic or even fatal. We will carefully examine all the facts of your case to ensure that the appropriate parties are held accountable.

We represent individuals who have been injured due to negligence on the waterways throughout Southern California and nearby, such as the Pacific Ocean, Lake Havasu, Lake Elsinore, Big Bear Lake, Irvine Lake, the Salton Sea and Lake Arrowhead. We handle all types of boating and watercraft accidents, including

• Jet Ski® and Wave Runner® accidents
• Waterskiing injuries
• Propeller injuries suffered by swimmers, water skiers and others
• Collisions with other boats, docks, buoys and other objects in the water
• Negligent maintenance or operation of a boat or other watercraft, including injuries caused by flipping a boat
• Alcohol-related or induced injuries

Because boat accident injuries often involve boats that travel at high speeds and have powerful motors and propellers, the injuries suffered in a boating accident can be catastrophic and can even result in accidental death. We handle all types of serious injuries, including traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury.

At Kerr & Sheldon, we take all boat accident injury claims on a contingency basis. We do not charge any fee until we have recovered compensation for your injury. We also advance all costs and expenses, so that you pay nothing at all until your case is resolved.

 If you have been injured in an auto accident, you may believe that your best course of action is to work with your insurance carrier to recover compensation for your losses. You should report any accident immediately, do not expect an insurance company to offer fair payment for your damages. Insurance companies have a vested interest in paying you as little as possible. An experienced and aggressive lawyer will help you get the recovery you need and deserve.

It is also important that you not say anything to the other party’s insurance company except through your attorney. Even though the statements you make are true, insurance adjusters are paid to frame their questions and interpret what you say in a light most favorable to the insurance company, not you. When you retain the services of Kerr & Sheldon, we will use our skill, expertise and financial resources to help you maximize your recovery and keep you from giving the insurance company tools to defeat or minimize your claim in the future.

We handle all types of work injury claims resulting from negligence on a building construction or road construction site, including

• Carelessness of other workers on the job
• Negligent supervision or training of other workers
• Improper maintenance or operation of equipment and tools, such as
• Cranes
• Forklifts
• Earth movers
• Negligent design or manufacture of heavy equipment or tools
• Failure to warn of dangerous situations
• Scaffolding collapses
• Electrocution

We also represent construction workers who have been exposed to toxic materials, as well as those who have contracted mesothelioma.

Because construction accidents often involve heavy equipment and power tools, the injuries suffered can be catastrophic. We handle personal injury claims involving back injury, spinal cord injury and brain injury, as well as claims involving accidental or wrongful death.

At Kerr & Sheldon, we take pride in the close communication we maintain with all our clients. We answer all phone calls promptly and continually keep you informed of the status of your case.

Contrary to popular belief, most motorcycle accidents are not the fault of the biker, but result from the negligence of other motor vehicle operators. Studies show that almost 70% of motorcycle accidents involving another vehicle resulted from a violation of the biker’s right of way. The majority of these accidents occurred at intersections, where the car or truck driver failed to look for the motorcycle, which had the right of way.

Because motorcycle riders have less protection, the injuries suffered can be serious. We handle all types of catastrophic injuries, including traumatic brain injury (TBI) and spinal cord injury. We also represent individuals and families in wrongful death actions.

We handle all types of motor vehicle-pedestrian accidents, including

• Pedestrians injured while legally walking across the street
• Pedestrians hit by a car while changing a tire, including situations where the passing motorist hit the pedestrian’s parked car
• Pedestrians injured when an auto failed to stop while turning right at a red light or failed to determine that the pedestrian was in the crosswalk before turning

Except in situations where the motorist is either traveling slowly or has just started to move, pedestrian accidents are generally more serious than any other traffic accident. We work with pedestrians who have suffered traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury after being struck by a motor vehicle. We also handle accidental or wrongful death claims arising out of pedestrian accidents.

We handle all types of personal injury claims caused by negligence in maintaining property, including

• Failure to monitor supermarkets, retail stores, restaurants, and other public places and prevent dangerous conditions
• Food, beverages or other liquids on floors
• Improperly placed floor covering
• Exposed wiring or other dangerous items
• Unfenced pool
• Failure to properly maintain ordinary property, such as
• Stairs
• Pavement
• Handrails
• Seating, shelving and doors
• Fencing materials
• Failure to warn of inherently dangerous conditions
• Amusement parks
• Home improvement centers
• Sporting venues

If you were injured on government property, you should contact a personal injury lawyer immediately. You only have 6 months to file a claim for negligence on municipal property.

If you have been injured because of the negligence of a commercial truck driver or a commercial trucking company, you need an experienced and aggressive attorney to help you recover full and fair compensation for all your losses. At the offices of Kerr & Sheldon, A Professional Law Corporation, in Fountain Valley, we have represented truck accident injury victims throughout Southern California since 1979. Contact us for a free case evaluation.

We represent individuals who have been injured in truck accidents on roadways throughout Southern California, including

• Highway 22
• SR-91
• I-5
• I-405
• I-15
• SR-55
• SR-73
• SR-60

Once we take your case, we will aggressively examine all evidence to build the best case to help you recover for lost wages and income, medical expenses, and pain and suffering. We will get a diagram of the road, go to the scene of the accident and reconstruct the chain of events. We will conduct all necessary investigations and depositions to establish the negligence of the driver and/or the trucking company.