Bus Accidents Lawyer

California Bus Accident Lawyer

If you or even a loved one has been harmed from a bus accident, please call our firm today at 877-432-8923 for your no-cost case evaluation with a  professional bus accident attorney at Woods Law Group in Sacramento, Orange County, or Riverside.

Bus accidents can end in injury and these may be resulting from many types of factors, most notably:

- DUI/DWI

- Temperature conditions

- Malfunctioning equipment

- Improper repairs and maintenance

- Perilous roadways

What Kinds of Compensation Are Recoverable in a bus accident?

- Medical expenses

- Lost wages

- Impairment of earning capacity

- Life care expenses

- Vocational rehabilitation

- Pain and suffering

- Workers’ compensation

- Punitive Damages

- Wrongful death

A bus accident lawyer can help you determine the types of damages to which you may be entitled. The extent of those damages will depend on the circumstances of the bus crash. In instances where multiple parties bear responsibility for the bus crash, monetary damages will need to be apportioned. Calculation of damages from a bus accident depends on factors such as the claimant’s damage, current earnings and impairment of future earning capacity, marital status and charges, the nature and extent of the injuries, and the amounts of past, present and future health care expenses. It is in your best interests that you contact a competent bus accident lawyer or attorney for assistance in determining your potential bases for compensation.

Greyhound and Tour Bus Crashes

Greyhound buses, tour buses and other commercial motorbus service providers carry thousands of travelers every day, often on long-haul interstate trips. Tour bus collisions and Greyhound bus crashes occur for many reasons, including driver fatigue, careless driving on the part of the driver, negligence on the part of other drivers, dangerous road conditions, poor mechanical maintenance and defectively designed or manufactured parts.

Another factor that may lead to bus crashes is criminal activity, such as an assault by a passenger on the driver. According to Greyhound’s own records, between October 3, 1997 and October 3, 2001, there were 42 incidents in which Greyhound individuals assaulted or attempted to assault the bus driver, or grabbed or attempted to grab the driver, the steering wheel or the brakes while the bus was moving. The bus service operator may be liable for damages caused by criminal activity if the criminal activity could have been foreseen and avoided.

Many of these types of buses, as with school buses, do not have lap or shoulder belts to protect occupants from being thrown around the interior of the motorbus or ejected in the event of a bus crash. While the driver’s seats in these vehicles must by law have personal restraint systems, the travelers in many of these buses are not so fortunate, because the federal government does not require passenger seat belts.

Because of the lack of a mandate to install seat restraints, when a tour bus or a Greyhound bus crashes, bus riders are at a greater risk of being seriously injured or killed than would be the case if bus restraints were required. Although federal law does not require these types of buses to have seat belts for travelers, it is important for your attorney-at-law to know that some courts across the nation have nevertheless allowed suits to proceed against those responsible for deciding not to install them.

Selecting Your Lawyer after a Bus Accident

It is important that the lawyer you hire is experienced and capable of navigating the state and federal laws and regulations governing all types of bus service providers, and that your legal representative can determine if violation of those laws caused a bus accident.

If you or even a family member has been injured in a bus injury, remember to contact our office immediately at 877-432-8923 for a complimentary case analysis with a qualified injury lawyer at Woods Law Group in Sacramento, Orange County, or Riverside.