Car Accident Lawyer in Van Nuys, CA

A car crash in Van Nuys can start on the San Diego Freeway (I-405), which runs right through the neighborhood, or on the boulevards that feed it. Van Nuys Boulevard, Sepulveda Boulevard, Victory Boulevard, Oxnard Street, Vanowen Street, Sherman Way and Roscoe Boulevard all carry heavy daily traffic past signals, driveways and bus stops. If you are searching for a Van Nuys car accident attorney, you probably have a damaged car, a sore neck and an adjuster who keeps calling you. Moe Abdallah Law, P.C. handles motor-vehicle injury cases only, and Moe works your file himself. The call is free at any hour, Se Habla Español, and you pay nothing unless we win. Below you will find where these crashes happen, who writes your report, where to get checked out, how insurance limits and deadlines work, and what to do before you say a word to the other driver's insurer.

Merging, braking and rear-end crashes around the I-405

The I-405 runs right through Van Nuys, and the Ventura Freeway (US-101), the Hollywood Freeway (SR-170) and the Golden State Freeway (I-5) sit a short trip away. That puts on-ramps and off-ramps full of drivers who are changing lanes and glancing at a phone or a map. Typical freeway claims here are rear-end hits in slow traffic, sideswipes at merges and chain-reaction pileups where three or four cars touch. Insurers like pileups. They can split the blame and pay each person less. California lets you recover even when you share fault, but your award drops by your percentage. Every point counts. Prop 51 also means each defendant pays non-economic damages only in proportion to their own fault. We chase the facts that move those percentages, each car's event data recorder, the order of impacts, traffic camera video where it exists, and witnesses who saw who braked late. We send preservation letters early because footage is erased on a schedule. Do not guess about speed or fault at the scene, and do not apologize.

Van Nuys Boulevard, Sepulveda and the left-turn problem

Off the freeway, the boulevards bring a different kind of crash. Van Nuys Boulevard and Sepulveda Boulevard run north and south, and Victory Boulevard, Oxnard Street, Vanowen Street and Sherman Way cross them. Left turns at crossings like these lead to T-bone and head-on claims, along with red-light running and drivers who pull out of shopping-center driveways without looking. A driver turning left must yield to oncoming cars close enough to be a hazard (Vehicle Code section 21801), which often points fault at the turning driver. Adjusters answer that the light was yellow or that you were going too fast. We test that story with signal timing, nearby business cameras and the damage pattern on both cars. In one past case, a red-light T-bone ended in a $30,000 policy-limit recovery after the other driver brought staged witnesses and Moe found the real ones. Past results do not predict a similar outcome, but they show why we hunt down evidence ourselves.

Your LAPD report, the SR-1 and the first week

Van Nuys is policed by the LAPD Van Nuys Community Police Station at 6240 Sylmar Ave., front desk 818-374-9500. LAPD Valley Traffic Division at 7870 Nollan Place in Panorama City, 818-644-8000, handles traffic work for Valley stations. Ask the officer for a report number. LAPD asks you to wait at least 45 days after the crash before requesting a collision report online, and reports with an arrest, a fatality or a juvenile must be requested by mail. While you wait, we collect what cannot wait: photos of both cars, skid marks and signals, witness names, and any camera footage from stores along the street. The crash may also require an SR-1 report to the DMV within 10 days if anyone was hurt or damage to one person topped $1,000 (Vehicle Code section 16000). You can file it yourself or through an attorney. Keep every medical bill and repair estimate. Do not post about the crash online, and do not give the other insurer a recorded statement until you have talked to a lawyer.

Getting treated near Van Nuys, and what insurers do with delays

See a doctor the same day, even if you only feel stiff. Valley Presbyterian Hospital at 15107 Vanowen St. in Van Nuys is a 350-bed hospital with an emergency department. We have not verified a trauma designation, so paramedics may take a badly hurt driver elsewhere. Whatever hospital you reach, tell staff the injury came from a car crash so it is written in the record. Common car-crash injuries include whiplash, herniated discs, broken ribs and wrists, knee injuries and concussions. Symptoms often show up a day or two later, and adjusters pounce on that gap. They will say the pain came from something else, or that you healed because you stopped going to appointments. Follow your doctor's plan, keep every appointment and report new symptoms. If cost worries you, ask Moe about treatment options. The medical record is the backbone of your claim, because it ties the injury to the crash in a doctor's words, not yours.

Insurance limits, uninsured drivers and the clock on your claim

California's minimum liability limits are $30,000 per person, $60,000 per accident and $15,000 for property damage on policies issued or renewed since January 1, 2025. A serious injury can run well past those numbers, so we check your own uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage as well as any second party who shares fault. One client's at-fault insurer offered $900, and Moe recovered $75,000 total by tendering the at-fault limit and pursuing underinsured coverage. Past results do not predict a similar outcome. You generally have two years to sue for injury (Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1) and three years for vehicle and property damage (section 338). If a City of Los Angeles vehicle was involved, you must present a written claim to the City Clerk within six months, and you then have six months from a written rejection to sue (Government Code sections 911.2 and 945.6). Under Proposition 213, a driver with no insurance generally cannot recover pain and suffering damages, so tell us your coverage status on the first call.

How Moe handles a Van Nuys car accident case

Moe takes the first call and stays on your case. He reviews the report, sends preservation letters, gets your records and bills, and handles every conversation with the adjuster so you do not have to. You hear from him by call and text, not through a rotating staff. Civil claims from this area may be heard at Van Nuys Courthouse East, 6230 Sylmar Ave., part of the Superior Court's Northwest District, although the court's own site did not confirm which courthouse takes unlimited civil cases from Van Nuys, so Moe checks venue before filing. Most claims settle, but Moe builds each file as if a jury will see it. The fee is contingency: no fee unless he wins. Other firms turned one client away after a hit-and-run driver fled with no police report, and Moe recovered a $100,000 uninsured motorist policy limit for her. Past results do not predict a similar outcome. Call (323) 716-1992 for a free case review, any hour. We will tell you plainly what your claim looks like.

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