Practice Areas
At the Law Offices of Frank J. Christy, Jr., we are dedicated to representing individuals who have been injured by others throughout California in the following areas:
Personal Injury
Whether your injury is the result of a vehicle accident, a defective product, a defective property condition or a work-related accident, we can help. Whether your claim is large or small, you will receive the highest quality representation. We litigate claims on our clients' behalf throughout California. We also litigate claims in federal courts throughout California. Mr. Christy is also admitted to practice in Washington, D.C.
Our personal injury practice is comprehensive. Some of the specific areas of personal injury we handle are as follows:
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Serious car and other motor vehicle accidents require the guidance of an experienced attorney. We have years of practice and an impressive track record representing people who have suffered significant injuries in auto, truck (commercial and personal), motorcycle, and boating accidents throughout California. We work with physicians and other health care providers to assess and review all the short and long-term medical aspects of your case. Our detailed understanding of California's automobile, insurance and liability laws means we understand the different sources of recovery available to car accident victims and their families, as well as the various theories of liability that enable those victims to collect from the parties who caused them harm.
Wrongful Death
We represent individuals and the families of individuals who have been seriously injured or killed as a result of the negligent or wrongful conduct of others. Each wrongful death case is litigated as if it will proceed to trial. Our firm represents individuals injured in all types of situations including industrial, construction, and equipment-related accidents behalf throughout California.
Medical and Dental Malpractice
Just as one might reasonably expect, malpractice lawsuits require the injured/wronged party (the plaintiff) show that the professional was negligent (careless), that is, they did something wrong which a professional in their field would not normally do. Bad results in surgery, dental treatment or nursing home care are not necessarily signs of malpractice, if the professional did what was reasonably expected of them, for their profession, under the circumstances.
We are experienced in professional malpractice law and can help clients determine whether or not malpractice has occurred where someone is injured as a result of negligence or misconduct of individuals in the dental, medical, and other professional fields throughout California.
Nursing Home Negligence
If you or your loved one has been injured, abused, or neglected in a nursing home, please contact us. We represent clients against nursing homes and other managed health care facilities throughout California. We believe that it is reasonable to expect that your loved ones will be properly treated and cared for in their golden years. We represent people who have been injured by nursing homes and other long-term care facilities in cases involving:
· Medication errors
· Falls
· Abuse
· Infections
· Malnutrition
· Dehydration
We strive to protect those who are not able to protect themselves throughout California. We are aware of the sensitive nature of these types of cases and strive to provide the best possible representation in a dignified, cost-effective, and professional manner.
Premises Liability
Premises liability is a rather vague term that serves as a catchall for many types of events including those involving structural design flaws, unsafe conditions, environmental hazards, improper traffic patterns and a wide range of other issues unrelated to security per se. In many cases, security related premises liability matters involve issues such as physical security standards and generally accepted security practices. In addition to any existing standards, crime statistics, event history, community standards, and specific risk considerations play a part in determining whether an adverse event was foreseeable.
Since 2003, we have handled two significant appeals in the area of Premises Liability:
Mata v. Mata (2003) 105 Cal.App.4th 1121, holding that a bar owner who hires a security guard to protect bar patrons may be held liable for injuries to patrons if the owner was negligent in hiring, training or supervising the security guard or for the security guard's negligence.
Delgado v. Trax Bar & Grill, (2005) 36 Cal.4th which addressed the issue: Does a tavern owner who voluntarily provides security guards to monitor the tavern's parking lot and control patron behavior thereby assume the duty to protect patrons from assault by others in the parking lot, or is the existence of such a duty still subject to the foreseeability analysis of Ann M. v. Pacific Plaza Shopping Center (1993) 6 Cal.4th 666
Presently, we are handling the appeal in C.M. v. Park Management Corporation A113516, pending in the California First District Court of Appeal, which addresses the liability of an amusement park for the rape of a minor on its premises.
