Uninsured/Underinsured Motorists

Underinsured, Uninsured Motorist Claims Lawyers

The number of uninsured and underinsured motorists in California has decreased in recent years, yet 14 percent of drivers in the state are still uninsured or underinsured, according to the California Department of Insurance. Because uninsured and underinsured drivers are more likely to be involved in accidents, they put the rest of us at risk every day.

California drivers must be offered uninsured motorist coverage unless they specifically refuse the coverage in writing. Many drivers also choose to purchase underinsured coverage.

If you have been involved in an accident involving an uninsured motorist or a driver who is underinsured, please contact an attorney at the Boccardo Law Firm in San Jose, California, for a free consultation. We have helped clients with hit and run, underinsured, and uninsured motorist claims for decades. Following are just two examples:

• Our client was hit in an intersection collision by an underinsured driver. The accident resulted in $120,000 in medical bills and a permanent injury for our client. The other driver had only $15,000 in insurance coverage. Luckily, our client had a $500,000 underinsured motorist policy to protect him against just this type of accident. Our attorneys made a claim against his policy and were able to recover the full $500,000 in compensation.
• A highway construction worker was driving a work truck. A motorist under the influence of methamphetamine crashed through the cones, arrows, and barriers, and hit our client, causing a career-ending injury. The negligent driver had $50,000 in coverage, but our client's damages that far exceeded that amount. We made a claim and recovered an additional $850,000 from the million dollar liability and underinsurance policy the contractor had purchased for the work truck.

For effective representation that gets results, please contact an attorney at the Boccardo Law Firm today. You will pay no attorney fees unless we win money damages for you.