Practice Areas

We have seen too many drivers drive drunk and severely injure other motorists and pedestrians around them. If you were the victim of a reckless drunk driver, you are entitled to compensation for those injuries and you may also have criminal restitution rights against the perpetrator as well.

• Oftentimes, cities, counties, and agencies are negligent. Castro & Company handles many different types of government claims including but not limited to, claims against parks and recs, claims against CalTrans, claims against Cities, against Counties, and against the State of California for dangerous conditions. Castro & Company also handles Federal claims against federal defendants. If you sustain injuries as the result of a governmental agency, be sure to take photos of the dangerous condition that caused your injury and be sure to get an incident report taken.  

• If you were the victim of a hit-and-run, we hope someone took down the perpetrator’s license plate. If not, please make sure you have uninsured motorist coverage to compensate you for your bodily injuries caused by the hit-and-run driver. You may also be entitled to criminal restitution fees against the perpetrator. 

• Motorcyclists often get a bad rap for lane-splitting, speeding, and for driving recklessly. In fact, many accidents between motorcycles and autos are caused by inattentive vehicles who lane-change into motorcycles or cut motorcycles off. We highly recommend wearing a dashcam or Go Pro Cam at all times when riding your motorcycle and always purchasing uninsured motorist coverage. You never know when you will need it. 

 Castro & Company handles every type of pedestrian accident. Pedestrians should always remember to cross within crosswalks, wait for “WALK” signals, and look for unmarked crosswalks to cross safely. J-walking will cut your settlement significantly as a pedestrian for comparative liability. Many folks don’t realize that uninsured motorist covers pedestrians as well as drivers and passengers.

• Slip and falls and trip and falls are difficult cases. You have to prove that the owner/controller had an awareness “notice” of the unsafe condition on their property and failed to fix it, warn about it, or protect you from it. Common premises cases include grocery store incidents, shopping center incidents, and injuries in a home. If you sustain injuries at a business, make sure to take photographs of the unsafe condition and also make sure an incident report is taken. 

If you are injured by an Uber, Lyft, taxi, or any other type of app-based transportation, Castro & Company can help you. Oftentimes, these large rideshare apps have ample insurance coverage to protect you as a passenger, or to compensate you if they caused the collision. C&C also handles Bird Scooter cases, Lime Scooter cases, and other type of “rideshare” app cases. 

 If your loved one was the victim of wrongful death – that is, they were killed as the result of somebody else’s negligence – then you may qualify for the compensation of their death. Castro & Company understands the difficulty of this tragic time and handles wrongful deaths in a manner that allows you and your family to grieve, while we work hard to obtain justice for your loved one. If your loved one passed away due to the negligence of another, no matter your doubts, give us a call for a free consultation.