Enter your details below to estimate what your personal injury claim in California may be worth — incorporating local California negligence laws, statutes of limitations, and damage caps.
If you were injured in California (in cities like Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco), your claim is governed by local statutes and fault rules:
This estimator uses the standard "Multiplier Method" used by insurance adjusters and personal injury attorneys. We take your hard economic losses (medical bills and lost wages) and multiply them by a factor of 1.5 to 5 based on the severity of your injury and the clarity of liability.
Under California law, the statute of limitations for personal injury claims is 2 years. If you do not file a lawsuit within this time period, you will lose your right to seek compensation.
California is a pure comparative negligence state. You can recover compensation if you are up to 99% at fault, but your recovery will be reduced by your percentage of fault.
There are no general caps on personal injury damages in California. You can recover unlimited medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering. Under MICRA, medical malpractice non-economic damages are capped at $350,000 for non-death cases and $500,000 for wrongful death (raising incrementally each year).