Individuals who experience personal injuries as a result of the negligence of someone else deserve to be treated fairly when it comes to securing the compensation they are entitled to. At Maurer Law, our team is here to help if you need a Truckee personal injury attorney by your side. We firmly believe in standing up for the rights of injury and elder abuse victims, and we have the resources necessary to fully investigate each claim and determine liability. 

Truckee is a tourist area with historical significance in the US. It is also one of the fastest-growing communities in California as people leave the Bay Area as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now there are new residents to the area and a continual flow of people visiting Truckee, Donner Pass, Donner Lake, and other historical sites around the area. With a healthy mix of residents and visitors, injuries are going to occur. 

Why Choose a Truckee Personal Injury Attorney from Maurer Law for Your Case?

• We are local. Our main office is located in Auburn, California, which allows our team to regularly meet with clients conveniently and perform site inspections quickly to preserve evidence. 
• We are respected. We have a proven history of prosecuting highly challenging cases with successful outcomes. As a result, we have an established reputation in our community for quality work on worthy cases.
• We are well-resourced. We have the resources necessary to fully investigate each claim that we handle, and we are not afraid to stand up to aggressive insurance carriers or large corporations.
• We are dedicated to you. We are very selective with the cases we take on, which allows us to have a very personal attorney-client relationship. Your case will be handled every step of the way by Truckee personal injury attorney Jordan Maurer and not a non-attorney case worker. And our team takes a client-centered approach to every case, meaning your matter will be given very careful attention and you will be aware of what is happening in your case.

Types of Personal Injury Claims a Maurer Law Personal Injury Attorney Handles in Truckee

The personal injury attorneys at Maurer Law have extensive experience handling a wide range of types of personal injury cases in and around the Truckee area. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Wrongful death claims
• Car accidents 
• Commercial truck accidents
• Dangerous roadways
• Pedestrian accidents
• Bicycle accidents
• Motorcycle accidents
• Burn injuries
• Spinal cord injuries
• Traumatic brain injuries
• Premises liability incidents
• Slip and fall incidents
• Dog bite incidents
• Construction site injuries
• Defective product cases
• Uninsured/underinsured claims
• Elder abuse in skilled nursing facilities and residential care home

This is certainly not an all-inclusive list of the ways that visitors and residents in Truckee, California, sustain injuries. If you have any questions about your particular case, please contact our office so we can provide a free consultation and help determine the best steps moving forward for your situation. 

Understanding Elder Abuse in Truckee

According to data available from the National Council on Aging, we can see that approximately 1 in every ten Americans over the age of 60 has experienced some form of elder abuse. Estimates from some studies say that as many as 5 million elders are abused each year in this country. Unfortunately, data surrounding elder abuse is vastly underreported, so these statistics probably only show us a partial picture of the overall problem. 

At Maurer Law, we have experience helping elder abuse victims and their family members handle a wide range of types of claims. This includes all of the types of elder abuse described by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):

• Physical abuse. This occurs anytime a person intentionally inflicts pain or distress on an elderly person through the use of physical force, including hitting, punching, slapping, kicking, burning, etc. 
• Sexual abuse. This involves forced or unwanted sexual interaction of any kind with an elderly person. This includes any unwanted sexual contact, penetration, or non-contact actions such as sexual harassment.  
• Emotional and psychological abuse. This refers to any verbal or non-verbal behaviors that can inflict mental anguish, fear, or distress on an older adult. This can include verbal and non-verbal threats, harassment, isolation, disrespect, humiliation, name-calling, and more. 
• Neglect. This occurs when the caregiver fails to meet an elderly person’s basic needs. This can include the need for food, water, clothing, shelter, hygiene, and basic medical care. 
• Financial abuse. This includes any illegal, improper, or unauthorized use of an elderly person’s money, benefits, property, or assets for the benefit of any person or entity other than the elderly adult. 

Recognizing the signs and symptoms of elderly abuse can be challenging, and we strongly encourage family members and friends of those who require assistance from a caregiver to check in regularly. Some of the signs and symptoms of this type of abuse include physical markings, but that is not always the case. Sudden or unexpected behavioral changes can also be indicators that abuse has occurred. 

How Long Do You Have to File a Claim?

It is crucial for injury and elder abuse victims to understand that they have a limited amount of time to file these claims. The California personal injury statute of limitations is two years from the date an injury occurs. This gives injury and elder abuse victims a two-year window with which to file a lawsuit against the alleged negligent party or abuser in order to recover the compensation they deserve. If a victim fails to file a lawsuit within this time frame, they will lose the ability to recover the compensation they are entitled to. 

This deadline is even shorter if the defendant is a public entity, such as the State of California, or a local city or county. An example of this is when someone is injured on a public roadway that is deemed dangerous. In these cases, the window of time to file a claim is shortened to only six months from the date of the injury. This is why it is very important to avoid any delays in the prosecution of your case.

Affording a Personal Injury Attorney or Elder Abuse Attorney in Truckee

If you or somebody you love has been injured or is a survivor of elder abuse, it may seem like an impossible task to afford a personal injury attorney or elder abuse attorney to help you as you work to secure compensation and justice. However, the team at Maurer Law understands that victims in these cases are often placed into precarious financial situations. That is why we take Truckee personal injury and elder abuse cases on a contingency fee basis. This means that our clients will not have to pay any upfront or out-of-pocket costs related to their case. Our attorneys only collect legal fees after we are able to secure the compensation that our clients deserve.  

Contact our Personal Injury Attorney in Truckee for a Free Consultation

We at Maurer Law are standing by to help if you or somebody you care about has been injured due to the careless or negligent actions of another individual. We are also here to fight for the rights of elder abuse victims and their families as they work to hold the perpetrators of the abuse accountable. Our goal is to ensure that our clients receive the closure and compensation they are entitled to. When you need a Truckee, California personal injury attorney or elder abuse attorney, you can contact us for a free consultation by clicking here or calling us at (530) 285-5744.

If you are traveling to our law offices in Auburn, CA, from Truckee, you will take westbound Interstate 80 for about 45 minutes  until you come to exit 119B onto CA-193/CA-49. You will follow CA-193/CA-49 until you come to Lincoln Way. Stay on Lincoln Way until you see the Courthouse Office Plaza on the left. We are right there in the Plaza. Our building is directly across from the Historic Courthouse in Auburn with plenty of parking and wheelchair access to our building.