What is the deadline to file a catastrophic injury case in Riverside County?

Most California personal-injury claims must be filed within two years of the injury under Code of Civil Procedure §335.1. If a public entity is involved — a Riverside city or county road, an RTA bus, or a public hospital — you generally must file a government claim within six months under Government Code §911.2. Workplace cases may also involve separate workers' compensation deadlines, so it is important to act quickly.

How is the value of an Inland Empire catastrophic injury case determined?

No lawyer can ethically guarantee an amount. Value depends on the permanence of the injury, projected future medical and life-care costs, lost earning capacity, and the insurance and assets of every responsible party. In warehouse and trucking cases there are often multiple defendants and policies, which we investigate fully and document with a life-care plan and economic experts.

Why do these cases take longer than an ordinary injury claim?

A catastrophic injury should not be settled until the injured person reaches maximum medical improvement, because only then are the true lifetime costs clear. We assemble a life-care plan with physicians, rehabilitation and vocational experts, and economists. Settling early — which insurers in the Inland Empire often push for — can leave the family without funds it will need for decades.

What if I was hurt at a Riverside warehouse — can I sue beyond workers' comp?

Possibly. Workers' compensation is generally your remedy against an employer, but if a third party caused the harm — a defective forklift, a negligent trucking company, a staffing agency, or another contractor — you may have a separate third-party claim on top of workers' comp. We investigate every potential source of recovery, which is critical when injuries are catastrophic and exceed any single policy.

Do I have to pay anything upfront to hire MMG Law Firm?

No. We handle catastrophic injury cases on a contingency fee — no upfront cost and no fee unless we win. The first consultation is free and confidential. We advance the expenses of building the case, including the experts who prepare your life-care plan, and recover our fee only from a successful result.

Riverside Catastrophic Injury Lawyer

The Inland Empire runs on movement — the SR-91, the I-215, and a sea of distribution warehouses that never stop — and that constant motion produces some of the region's most devastating injuries. MMG Law Firm and attorney Mihran M. Ghazaryan represent Riverside-area families facing brain injuries, spinal paralysis, crush trauma, and amputations after catastrophic crashes and workplace incidents. Your consultation is free, and you owe no fee unless we recover for you.

Catastrophic Injury matters in Riverside

Few places in California concentrate heavy traffic and heavy industry like Riverside. The SR-91 corridor between Riverside and Corona is among the most congested freeway stretches in the state, the I-215 funnels truck traffic up toward San Bernardino, and the region's enormous warehouse and logistics sector means forklifts, loading docks, and big-rigs are part of daily life. When something goes wrong on these roads or inside these facilities, the result is often catastrophic — and the injured are rushed to the Level I trauma center at Riverside University Health System Medical Center in Moreno Valley.

MMG Law Firm represents catastrophically injured people across Riverside, Corona, Moreno Valley, Jurupa Valley, and the surrounding Inland Empire, with cases heard in the Riverside County Superior Court.

How catastrophic Inland Empire cases differ

Warehouse country produces a distinct mix of severe injuries, and each carries lifelong costs:

Crush injuries and amputations from forklifts, conveyors, and dock equipment
Traumatic brain injuries from high-speed SR-91 and I-215 collisions
Spinal-cord injuries and paralysis from rollovers and big-rig underride crashes
Severe burns from industrial and vehicle fires
Polytrauma from falls at distribution-center heights

Why the life-care plan controls the case

In the Inland Empire, you may face not just an at-fault driver but a trucking company, a staffing agency, a warehouse operator, or an equipment manufacturer — each with its own insurer and its own incentive to minimize what it pays. Those carriers push early offers before the injured worker or driver reaches maximum medical improvement. We answer with a life-care plan: a physician- and economist-supported projection of every future surgery, prosthetic replacement, attendant-care hour, and lost year of earnings. That document is what turns a lowball offer into a fight over the real, lifetime number.

Deadlines you cannot miss

Two years to file most personal-injury lawsuits in California (Code of Civil Procedure §335.1)
Six months to file a government claim if a public entity is involved — a Riverside city or county road, an RTA bus, or a public hospital (Government Code §911.2)
Workplace incidents can involve both a workers' compensation claim and a separate third-party lawsuit, with different time limits

What to do after a catastrophic injury in Riverside

Preserve trauma and surgical records and follow every treatment order
Do not accept an early settlement or give a recorded statement
Identify every responsible party, not just the obvious one
Document the scene, equipment, or vehicle while evidence still exists
Call us for a free consultation before signing anything

We assist clients in English, Armenian, and Russian, and we never charge a fee unless we win your case.

How Mihran M. Ghazaryan helps with catastrophic injury

A catastrophic injury is measured over a lifetime, and Mihran M. Ghazaryan builds it that way. He assembles the life-care plan and the medical and economic experts who can prove the true future cost, refuses the quick lowball offer insurers use to close out large exposure early, and prepares the case for the long horizon it requires — so the recovery reflects the care you'll actually need.

Types of catastrophic injuries we handle

Traumatic brain injury (TBI)

From concussion with lasting cognitive effects to severe TBI. We pair imaging and neuropsychological testing with day-in-the-life evidence so the invisible effects are made concrete.

Spinal-cord injury and paralysis

Paraplegia and quadriplegia carry lifelong attendant-care and accessibility costs. A life-care plan quantifies them so the demand reflects the real future.

Amputation, severe burns, and disfigurement

Permanent loss and scarring support significant non-economic damages alongside future surgical and prosthetic costs.

Multiple fractures and polytrauma

Injuries needing several surgeries, hardware, and extended rehabilitation, where future-treatment proof drives the value.

What compensation can cover

Every catastrophic injury claim is different, but California law allows injured plaintiffs to seek several categories of damages. We build each one with documentation — medical records, wage statements, expert opinions — so nothing is left on the table.

Medical expenses

Emergency care, hospitalization, surgery, rehabilitation, and the future treatment your providers say you'll need.

Lost wages

Income you lost while recovering — and, where the injury affects your ability to work, diminished future earning capacity.

Pain and suffering

Compensation for physical pain, emotional distress, and the ways the injury has changed how you live day to day.

Property damage

Repair or replacement of your vehicle and other property damaged in the incident.

Out-of-pocket costs

Transportation to appointments, medical equipment, household help, and the other expenses an injury forces on you.

How we work

Free, no-pressure consultation

We listen first. We answer your questions. There is no fee for the initial conversation — and you decide whether to engage us at the end of it.

Investigation and evidence preservation

Police reports, scene photos, witness statements, vehicle data, surveillance video, medical records. The earlier we collect, the harder it is for the other side to reshape the story later.

Treatment, demand, and negotiation

We coordinate with your providers, document the full extent of damages — medical, lost income, pain — and present a demand backed by evidence. We push back firmly when an insurer lowballs.

Litigation when necessary

Most matters settle. When an insurer refuses to be reasonable, we file. Preparing every case as if it will be tried is what makes the settlement number move.

What to do right away

Follow every treatment recommendation and keep all specialist appointments — gaps in care get used against you.

Keep a journal of pain, limitations, and how daily life has changed.

Preserve everything: medical records, bills, the device or vehicle involved, and the scene if possible.

Designate one family member to track providers and expenses while you focus on recovery.

Do not accept an early settlement before the full extent of future care is known.

Do not give a recorded statement to the insurer before speaking with a lawyer.

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