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Every year, thousands of pedestrians are injured or killed in traffic accidents across the United States. When a pedestrian is struck by a vehicle, the consequences can be devastating – both physically and financially. At Fannin Litigation Group, we understand the unique challenges pedestrian accident victims face, and we’re here to help you while you focus on recovery.
Understanding Pedestrian Accidents
Pedestrian accidents often result in severe injuries due to the lack of protection when a human body collides with a motor vehicle. Unlike occupants in cars who have seat belts, airbags, and the vehicle’s structure to protect them, pedestrians are completely vulnerable to the full force of impact.
Common causes of pedestrian accidents include:
- Distracted driving (texting, phone calls, GPS)
- Drunk or impaired driving
- Speeding and reckless driving
- Failure to yield at crosswalks
- Running red lights or stop signs
- Poor weather conditions and visibility
- Defective traffic signals or inadequate signage.
Typical injuries sustained in pedestrian accidents:
- Traumatic brain injuries (TBI)
- Spinal cord injuries and paralysis
- Multiple bone fractures
- Internal organ damage
- Severe lacerations and scarring
- Psychological trauma and PTSD
- Wrongful death.
These injuries often require extensive medical treatment, rehabilitation, and may result in permanent disabilities that affect your ability to work and enjoy life. Speaking with a brain injury lawyer in Spokane can help you understand your legal options and pursue the compensation you deserve. The financial burden can be overwhelming, with medical bills mounting while your ability to earn income is compromised.
Our Comprehensive Legal Services
Case Investigation
We thoroughly investigate every aspect of your accident, including police reports, witness statements, traffic camera footage, and accident reconstruction analysis to build the strongest possible case for your claim. Our investigative process includes examining the accident scene, consulting with traffic safety experts, and identifying all potentially liable parties.
Medical Documentation
Our team works with medical professionals to fully document your injuries, treatment needs, and long-term prognosis to ensure all current and future medical expenses are included in your claim. We understand the importance of working with specialists who can accurately assess the full scope of your injuries and their impact on your future quality of life.
Insurance Negotiations
We handle all communications with insurance companies, protecting you from tactics designed to minimize your settlement while aggressively negotiating for maximum compensation. Insurance companies often try to take advantage of accident victims who are dealing with injuries and trauma. Our experienced attorney and team know their strategies and how to counter them effectively.
Trial Representation
When insurance companies refuse to offer fair settlements, we’re prepared to take your case to trial. Our experienced litigators will fight tirelessly for your rights in court, presenting compelling evidence and expert testimony to secure the compensation you deserve.
Types of Compensation Available
As a pedestrian accident victim, you may be entitled to various types of compensation, depending on the circumstances of your case. Our legal team will work to recover damages for:
Economic Damages:
- Medical expenses (current and future)
- Lost wages and reduced earning capacity
- Rehabilitation and therapy costs
- Assistive devices and home modifications
- Transportation to medical appointments
- Property damage (personal belongings).
Non-Economic Damages:
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress and mental anguish
- Loss of enjoyment of life
- Disfigurement and scarring
- Loss of companionship
- Permanent disability accommodation.
In cases involving particularly egregious conduct, such as those handled by a drunk driving accident lawyer in Spokane or involving extreme recklessness, punitive damages may also be available. These damages are designed to punish the wrongdoer and deter similar behavior in the future.
The total value of your claim depends on numerous factors, including the severity of your injuries, the degree of negligence involved, your age and occupation, and the long-term impact on your life. Our attorney and team work with economists, medical experts, and life care planners to ensure we capture the full extent of your losses.
Proving Liability in Pedestrian Accidents
Successfully proving liability in a pedestrian accident case requires demonstrating that the driver’s negligence caused your injuries. This involves establishing four key elements:
- Duty of Care: All drivers have a legal obligation to operate their vehicles safely and watch for pedestrians, especially in crosswalks, school zones, and residential areas. This duty includes maintaining a proper lookout, obeying traffic signals, and adjusting driving behavior for conditions.
- Breach of Duty: The driver failed to meet this standard of care through actions such as speeding, distracted driving, or ignoring traffic signals. We gather evidence to show exactly how the driver’s conduct fell below the expected standard.
- Causation: The driver’s breach of duty directly caused the accident and your resulting injuries. This requires showing both factual causation (the accident wouldn’t have occurred but for the driver’s negligence) and legal causation (the injuries were a foreseeable result of the negligent conduct).
- Damages: You suffered actual losses as a result of the accident, including medical bills, lost income, and pain and suffering. We meticulously document all of your damages to present a complete picture of your losses.
The Importance of Acting Quickly
Time is critical in pedestrian accident cases. Evidence can disappear, witnesses’ memories fade, and important deadlines can pass. Here’s why you should contact Fannin Litigation Group immediately:
Statute of Limitations
Every state has time limits for filing personal injury claims. Missing these deadlines can permanently bar you from recovering compensation, regardless of the strength of your case. While you’re focusing on recovery, critical deadlines may be approaching without your knowledge.
Evidence Preservation
Critical evidence such as surveillance footage, skid marks, and vehicle damage may be lost or destroyed if not preserved quickly. Our team acts fast to secure all available evidence, including issuing preservation letters to businesses and government entities that may have relevant footage or records.
Witness Availability
Witness testimony can be crucial to your case. Over time, witnesses may become difficult to locate or their memories may become less reliable. We work quickly to identify and interview witnesses while their recollections are fresh.
Insurance Company Tactics
Insurance adjusters often contact accident victims quickly, hoping to secure low-ball settlements before victims understand the full extent of their injuries and legal rights. Having legal representation from the start protects you from these tactics and ensures your interests are protected.
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Common Challenges in Pedestrian Accident Cases
Pedestrian accident cases often present unique challenges that require experienced legal representation:
- Bias Against Pedestrians: Unfortunately, there’s often an assumption that pedestrians are somehow at fault for their accidents. This bias stems from the misconception that pedestrians should always be able to avoid vehicles. Insurance companies and defense attorneys frequently try to shift blame to the victim, arguing that the pedestrian was jaywalking, distracted, or otherwise negligent. Our legal team knows how to counter these tactics and present the facts objectively.
- Complex Insurance Issues: Multiple insurance policies may be involved, including the driver’s auto insurance, your own insurance coverage, and potentially business insurance if a commercial vehicle was involved. Understanding which policies apply, their coverage limits, and how they interact requires expertise. We navigate these overlapping coverages to maximize your recovery from all available sources.
- Severe Injuries and Long-Term Consequences: Pedestrian accidents often result in catastrophic injuries with lifelong implications. Accurately calculating future medical needs, lost earning capacity, and quality of life impacts requires working with medical experts, economists, and life care planners. We ensure that your settlement or judgment accounts for the full scope of your losses, both current and future.
- Comparative Negligence: Many states use comparative negligence rules, which can reduce your compensation if you’re found partially at fault for the accident. Even if you made a mistake, such as crossing outside a crosswalk, you may still be entitled to significant compensation if the driver’s negligence was the primary cause of the accident. We work to minimize any fault attributed to you while maximizing the driver’s responsibility.
Why Experience Matters
At Fannin Litigation Group, we’ve dedicated our practice to helping injury victims navigate the complex legal system. Our experience in pedestrian accident cases gives us unique insights into how to effectively negotiate with insurance companies, which experts to consult for accident reconstruction, how to properly value long-term medical needs, and strategies for presenting compelling evidence to juries.
We understand traffic laws and municipal regulations that may impact your case, know how to identify all potentially liable parties, and have experience calculating fair compensation for pain and suffering while protecting your interests throughout the legal process.
Our Track Record
We’ve successfully handled hundreds of pedestrian accident cases, securing millions of dollars in compensation for our clients. Our settlements and verdicts have helped families cover medical expenses, replace lost income, and obtain the resources needed for long-term care and rehabilitation.
Personal Attention
We understand that every case is unique, and we tailor our approach to your specific circumstances. You’re not just another case number to us – you’re a person whose life has been disrupted by someone else’s negligence. Our goal is not just to win your case, but to ensure you have the resources you need to rebuild your life after a traumatic accident.
Resources and Experience
Successfully handling pedestrian accident cases requires significant resources. We have relationships with accident reconstruction experts, medical professionals, economists, and other specialists who can strengthen your case. We also have the financial resources to thoroughly investigate your case and take it to trial if necessary.
Contact Fannin Litigation Group Today
Don’t let insurance companies take advantage of you during this difficult time. The sooner you contact us, the sooner we can begin protecting your rights and building your case.
Call (509) 328-8204 now for your free consultation.
ATTORNEY PATRICK K. FANNIN
Patrick K. Fannin brings a unique combination of legal excellence, practical business experience, and genuine community connection to every case he handles. As the owner of Fannin Litigation Group, he has built a reputation for aggressive advocacy and superior results in complex personal injury matters throughout Washington State and beyond. [ATTORNEY BIO]
If you are hurt, call Patrick immediately. Not only is he an amazing human being, he is an incredible attorney. Patient, tenacious, dedicated, compassionate, knowledgeable and wise… I could go on and on. Pat has helped me win several cases. The most memorable has to be a personal injury case against a major computer retailer. Pat has a way of making you feel like everything is going to be okay, and it will be. He brings peace of mind instantly, and you can feel his honesty and care right away. He is genuine, through and through. And he’s also a fighter, with his biggest weapon being his knowledge of the law and his creative use of it. He will uncover all of the rocks and help you carry them. If you are still considering other attorneys, forget about it. Call Pat. / Brandon Hunter
Our private , small neighborhood was under attack by a malicious and unwarranted lawsuit. We hired Pat Fannin to represent all of us and to settle this case without loosing any of our rights. Mr. Fannin did an outstanding job prioritizing our needs and getting us exactly what we needed. He is extremely personal, prompt and knowledgeable. We can now rest easy in our fabulous neighborhood. Hopefully we will not need his services again, but if we do, we would be honored to hire him again. / Patricia Graham
Pat is the best! Knowledgeable, caring, honest and goes above and beyond to help his clients. At the time I came in, I was like a zombie who thought her life was over due to a car accident. I reached out to other attorneys until my friend recommended Pat. Other attorneys didn't even meet me, they had some assistant fill out a basic form. Pat sat down with me, had compassion for my injury, and walked me through every step. It was his knowledge and guidance that sent me down the path of recovery where I am once again a functional adult with no debt from my accident. Highly recommend!!! / Ted Smith
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