Personal Injury Attorney

How to Choose a Personal Injury Lawyer

Woodland Hills personal injury lawyer Barry P. Goldberg is quizzed by prospective new clients regularly in their desperate attempt to ask the right questions which might possibly provide enough information for them to choose a personal injury lawyer. Sometimes they ask all the right questions. Sometimes they ask questions which could not possibly give them…

Supermarket Slip and Falls are Hard!

Woodland Hills personal injury attorney Barry P. Goldberg probably receives a potential new client call regarding a slip and fall at least once per week.  The potential new client is often embarrassed, outraged and sore!  However, the call begins the process of educating the caller about the difficulties of proving and winning a slip and…

Keeping Your Kids Injury-Free While Trick or Treating

Boo! Halloween is just around the corner and that mean trick or treating! If you live in the San Fernando Valley, you will probably be participating in the trick or treating activities to some extent, either as a candy-passer, or a candy-grabber. Read on for a few suggestions on how trick or treaters of all…

Can you sue a Health Care Facility for “Non-Medical” Negligence?

Woodland Hills personal injury attorney Barry P. Goldberg is asked this question with great frequency— what happens when you are injured at a health care facility?  It is not uncommon for patients to fall while at the hospital for unrelated ailments.  The injuries can be extremely serious and life threatening particularly if the patient is…

What to Do if You Slip and Fall in a Woodland Hills Grocery Store

A slip and fall injury, or trip and fall, is a premises liability claim. This type of personal injury suit can be filed when a person slips, trips, or falls as a result of a dangerous or hazardous condition on a third party’s property. Grocery store slip and falls often occur as a result of…

Financial Compensation for California Slip and Falls

If you’re hurt in a slip and fall accident in the San Fernando Valley, you may be eligible to receive financial compensation. The purpose of this compensation is to make you whole again, although in many instances we understand that may not be possible. Financial compensation for slip and falls in California may include:

How to Keep a Slip and Fall from Ruining Your Life

Even in beautiful Woodland Hills, California, a slip and fall has the potential to turn into a serious accident. In some cases, a trip and fall can be so serious that it can ruin your life. If you’ve suffered from a slip and fall, read these tips to learn how you can protect your potential…

What Must Be Proven in a California Slip and Fall Claim?

A slip and fall occurs when someone loses their balance because of a slick spot or because they tripped over something on the property. As a result, they are injured in some way. Slip and falls in San Fernando Valley can be dangerous. Although back injuries are most common in slip and falls, traumatic brain…

Showing “Notice” of a Dangerous Condition on Public Property is not that Easy!

Woodland Hills personal injury attorney Barry P. Goldberg gets regular case inquiries about sidewalk trip and falls.  Sometimes the injuries can be devastation.  However, many potential clients assume that since the dangerous condition was on a public sidewalk, the City has to be liable.  Not so fast! Not only do you have the burden of…

Determining the Value of a Trip and Fall Case

In a trip and fall lawsuit, just like with almost any lawsuit, there is no guarantee of a certain monetary award. While a skilled personal injury attorney can examine the facts of your case to determine a potential estimate for damages, this does not mean the insurance company will agree. Your attorney needs to be…