Burbank Car Accident Lawyer

A crash in Burbank can happen in seconds and leave you with months of treatment. Maybe a driver cut across Olive Avenue, ran the light at Victory Place and Burbank Boulevard, or merged into you on the 134 or the 5. Now your neck hurts, your car is gone, and an adjuster is already calling. If you need a Burbank car accident attorney, start here: where crashes cluster, how to get the Burbank Police report, where to get treated, and which deadlines apply. Moe Abdallah Law, P.C. is based in downtown Los Angeles and handles motor-vehicle injury cases only. Attorney Moe Abdallah takes your call himself, any hour. The consultation is free, and the firm works on contingency, so you owe no fee unless he wins your case.

Victory, Olive, and Buena Vista: where Burbank crashes pile up

City of Burbank data, reported by myBurbank in 2021, counted 50 accidents at Victory Place and Burbank Boulevard from 2015 to 2020. That was the most of any Burbank intersection. Olive Avenue and Buena Vista Street had 45, and Buena Vista Street and Victory Boulevard had 41. Those numbers are older, but they show the pattern: busy cross streets where people turn left across traffic, run yellow lights, or look at a phone for one second too long. Olive Avenue stands out. The city says multi-year collision data showed more crashes on Olive than on comparable hillside streets, and it restriped East Olive between Glenoaks Boulevard and North Sunset Canyon Dr. in March 2025 to cut lanes and slow traffic. Glenoaks, Magnolia Boulevard, and San Fernando Road are major streets too, and both the 5 and the 134 run through Burbank. Where your crash happened matters. A rear-end hit at a light, a left-turn crash, and a lane-change on the 134 each call for different evidence. Tell Moe the exact intersection and he will look for nearby business cameras and witnesses before they disappear.

Ordering your Burbank Police collision report and filing the SR-1

The Burbank Police Department takes a collision report on public roads when someone is hurt or killed, when a driver asks for one, when a city or government vehicle is involved, or when there is a chargeable violation such as DUI or hit-and-run. Reports can be bought online through LexisNexis at least four days after the crash, with a convenience fee added. You can also pick one up at the Records Bureau counter at 200 N. Third St. The city lists different counter fees on two pages, so confirm the amount when you call the Records Bureau at (818) 238-3140. The Traffic Bureau is at (818) 238-3100. If the crash was on a freeway like the 5 or the 134, the report usually comes from the California Highway Patrol instead. You also have a state duty. California law requires a driver to file an SR-1 report with the DMV within 10 days if the crash caused any injury or more than $1,000 in damage to one person's property. You can do it yourself or through an attorney or insurance agent. The police report does not take its place, so file on time.

Providence Saint Joseph and getting your injuries on the record

Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center at 501 S. Buena Vista St. is Burbank's hospital with a 24/7 emergency department, at (818) 843-5111. Its ER page lists stroke, STEMI, and pediatric emergency designations but no trauma center level, so the most serious injuries may be moved to a trauma center elsewhere. Go to the ER even if you feel mostly fine. Whiplash, concussions, and back injuries often show up a day or two later, and adrenaline hides pain at the scene. Insurance companies read treatment gaps as proof you were not hurt. Tell every provider that the injury came from a car crash, describe every symptom, and keep your discharge papers. Follow up with your own doctor soon after, and go to every physical therapy visit. If you have no health insurance, say so when you call Moe, because it changes how your care and bills get handled. Keep a short diary of pain, missed work, and things you could no longer do. It helps more than people expect.

Adjusters, low limits, and the fault arguments you will hear

The other driver's insurer will probably call within a day or two. Be polite, give your name and contact details, and stop there. Do not give a recorded statement, do not guess about your injuries, and do not sign a medical release that opens your whole history. Adjusters look for a few things: a delay in treatment, a pre-existing condition they can blame, or a way to say you were partly at fault. California follows pure comparative negligence, so you can still recover if you share some blame, but your award shrinks by your percentage. That makes the first offer risky. In one of Moe's cases the at-fault insurer offered $900, and the client ended up with $75,000 total after the at-fault limit was tendered and a UIM claim was made. Past results do not promise a similar outcome. Limits matter too. California's minimum liability coverage is now $30,000 per person and $60,000 per accident, which may not cover a serious injury. That is why your own uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage can matter so much. Moe checks every policy that might apply before any settlement talk begins.

Deadlines, city vehicle claims, and which court hears your case

You generally have two years from the crash to sue for personal injury and three years for vehicle damage. If a city vehicle, such as a Burbank police car or a BurbankBus, caused the crash, the clock is much shorter. You must present a written claim to the public entity within six months. For the City of Burbank, claims go to the City Clerk's Office on the city's Claim for Damages form, by email to cityclerks@burbankca.gov or by mail to P.O. Box 6459, Burbank, CA 91510. The clerk passes it to the city's Liability Office for a decision. If the city rejects the claim in writing, you then have six months to file suit. Other agencies have their own claim processes, and federal vehicles follow different federal rules. The Burbank Courthouse at 300 E. Olive Ave. is the LA Superior Court's North Central District courthouse, and the county lists civil and small claims intake there. Whether your lawsuit is filed there or downtown depends on the case. Moe will tell you where yours belongs. Do not let a deadline pass while you wait for an offer, because insurers know the date better than you do.

How Moe runs a Burbank car accident case

When you call, you reach Moe, not an intake script. He listens, tells you honestly whether you have a claim, and starts on the evidence right away: your photos, the police report, witness names, and any camera footage near the intersection. He notifies the insurers so you stop getting calls. He keeps you updated by call and text, and he moves fast because evidence fades. Moe has taken cases other firms turned down. One client was rear-ended by a driver who fled with no police report, and Moe recovered a $100,000 policy-limit UM settlement for her. Another client, uninsured and with a broken sternum, received $105,000 that covered hospital bills and future treatment. Past results do not promise a similar outcome, and every case turns on its own facts. You pay nothing up front. The fee comes out of a recovery, and if there is none, you owe no fee. The firm takes your call 24/7, and Se Habla Español. Moe Abdallah Law, P.C. holds 5.0 stars on Google.

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