Steven M Sweat, Personal Injury Lawyers, APC

At Steven M. Sweat, Personal Injury Lawyers, APC, we are dedicated to providing top-quality legal representation in personal injury and wrongful death claims in Los Angeles and throughout California. With over 25 years of consistent success, our team of litigation and trial attorneys are among the most elite in the nation, having secured verdicts and settlements in hundreds of millions of dollars.

Our team is not the lawyers you see on the back of the bus or the front of the billboard. We are real attorneys helping real people get real results. Whether you or a loved one has been injured or killed in a car accident, bicycle or motorcycle crash, pedestrian mishap, slip and fall, work-related accident, or any other type of personal injury or wrongful death case, we are here to help you through this tough time.

Car Accidents

California has some of the highest car accident rates in the United States, particularly in urban areas like Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego, the Inland Empire, and other metropolitan locations. While many of these crashes are fairly minor, a significant number of car accidents result in serious bodily injury or even death due to the level of impact involved. These include rear-end collisions, T-bone accidents, drunk driving crashes, and distracted driving collisions.

When two or more cars collide, many factors need to be considered to determine who may be legally at fault and against whom claims should be filed. Our Los Angeles personal injury attorney has over 20 years of experience filing car accident claims, and litigating and going to trial if necessary.

Bicycle and Motorcycle Accidents

Southern California offers great weather almost year-round, allowing for enjoying the open road on bicycles and motorcycles for a majority of the time. Unfortunately, not everyone is looking out for a person riding a bicycle or motorcycle on our Southland roadways. When a rider isn't seen or unsafe maneuvers like lane changing without warning occur, bike and motorcycle riders can be struck and seriously injured or even killed.

Oftentimes, insurance adjusters and even police officials tend to unfairly blame the biker. Whether you have been injured on a bicycle or motorcycle, we have helped hundreds of accident victims just like you prove legal fault and obtain money for medical expenses, lost income, and the physical and emotional pain caused by these types of collisions.

Pedestrian Accidents

Walking in cities like Los Angeles can be a great way to get exercise, but there are too many motor vehicle operators that don't yield to pedestrians on our California streets. The California Vehicle Code provides legal protection in many instances and requires drivers to allow people to safely cross roadways on foot. When a pedestrian is struck by a car, truck, or SUV, the potential for significant bodily injury is great given the lack of any physical protection for the person traveling on foot.

In the past 20 plus years, the personal injury lawyer at our Los Angeles firm has helped obtain maximum compensation for serious injuries like fractures, head trauma, and even death for pedestrian accident victims and their families.

Commercial Vehicle Accidents

When a car operator, bicyclist, motorcycle rider, or pedestrian is struck and injured or killed by a commercial vehicle like a big rig freight hauler, a delivery truck or driver, an Uber or Lyft operator, or anyone driving a company vehicle, additional analysis must be done. In these accidents, it is important to determine whether not only the driver but, the owner and operator should be held legally at fault.

Under California law, if an employee is operating in the "course and scope" of his employment at the time he or she causes a personal injury, the employer may be found liable. There are also significant insurance coverage issues that come into play in commercial vehicle accident claims that are different from your typical car accident case. We have the expertise in these areas to provide the best chance of holding all legally responsible parties accountable and obtaining compensation from all sources available.

Other Types of Vehicle Accidents

Collisions and other mishaps can occur while riding in a train, airplane, bus, boat, or other type of vehicle. California has commuter and freight trains that can derail or collide with cars at railroad crossings. In areas like San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other coastal areas, people like to recreate on boats and other watercraft. Accidents can occur on these vessels just as they can on land.

If you have been injured or lost a loved one in any type of vehicle accident, contact us for a free consultation. We are dedicated to helping you navigate the legal process and securing the compensation you deserve.