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Reviewed by David Gammill, California trial attorney · Last reviewed: September 9, 2026
Gammill Law Accident & Injury Lawyers handles personal injury, wrongful death, and civil rights cases for people in Torrance, the South Bay, Los Angeles County, and across California. Every case type on this page is one the firm prepares for trial from the first call, whether it later settles or goes to a jury. Below is what we handle, how each kind of case works under California law, and where to read more.
If you were hurt, or lost a family member, because someone else was careless, request a free case evaluation or call 310-750-4149. The consultation is free, there is no fee unless we win, and the firm answers calls in English and Spanish.
Car crashes are the most common case we handle. California is an at-fault state: the driver who caused the crash, and that driver’s insurer, are responsible for the harm. The at-fault driver’s policy may not be the only coverage that applies, and finding every policy is part of building the case. Start with our Torrance car accident attorney page, or go straight to the crash types we see most: hit-and-run crashes, crashes caused by drunk drivers, rear-end collisions, and speeding crashes. Rideshare crashes involving Uber or Lyft drivers follow the same rules with added insurance layers, and we handle those too.
When a commercial truck causes a crash, the trucking company is usually a defendant, not just the driver. Federal and state rules govern driver hours, maintenance, and cargo, and the company’s own records are evidence that can disappear quickly if nobody demands them. See our Torrance truck accident attorney page and our page on delivery van and fleet crashes.
Motorcyclists have the same right to the road as drivers, and the same right to recover when a driver fails to see them. A rider who was partly at fault can still recover under California’s comparative fault rule, reduced by that share of fault. Read more on our motorcycle accident attorney page.
Drivers must yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk under Vehicle Code § 21950, and a person on foot or on a bike has no steel around them when a driver fails to do that. These cases can also involve the design of the street itself, which can make a city or Caltrans a defendant with its own short deadlines.
A claim against a public transit agency has a six-month deadline that most injury cases do not. Under Government Code § 911.2, a written claim must be presented to the agency within six months of the injury, before any lawsuit can be filed. Our Torrance bus accident lawyer page explains which agency runs which buses in the South Bay and how the claim process works.
A property owner who knew about a hazard, or should have known, and did not fix it or warn about it is responsible for the injuries it causes. That is the rule for a wet floor in a store, a broken stair in an apartment building, or a cracked public sidewalk, though public property adds the dangerous condition rules of Government Code § 835 and the six-month claim deadline. See our Torrance slip-and-fall attorney page.
California holds a dog’s owner strictly liable for a bite, whether or not the dog had ever bitten anyone before. That rule is Civil Code § 3342, and it means the injured person does not have to prove the owner was careless. Read our dog bite law explainer and our Torrance dog bite attorney page.
A traumatic brain injury, a spinal cord injury, an amputation, or a severe burn changes what a person can do for the rest of their life, and the case has to account for all of it: future medical care, lost earning capacity, and the help the person will need at home. These cases turn on medical and economic experts, and we build them for a jury. Start with our Torrance brain injury attorney page.
When someone dies because of another person’s negligence, California lets specific family members bring a wrongful death claim. The spouse, domestic partner, and children, and in some cases other dependents, can recover for the financial support and the companionship they lost. Who may file and the deadlines that apply are explained in our wrongful death filing deadline guide; our Torrance wrongful death attorney page covers how these cases are built.
A police officer who uses excessive force, or arrests someone without probable cause, can be held accountable in a civil lawsuit. These claims are brought under the federal civil rights statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and California’s Bane Act, Civil Code § 52.1, and a state-law claim against a city or county carries the same six-month government claim deadline as any other public-entity case. Read Can I sue the police for excessive force in California? and our guide to your rights during a police stop or detention. If an officer wore a camera, our guide to police body camera footage in California explains how to get the video and how long it is kept. Our Los Angeles civil rights attorney and San Bernardino civil rights attorney pages cover police cases outside the South Bay.
Survivors of sexual abuse or assault can bring a civil claim against the person responsible and, where the facts support it, against the school, employer, or other institution that failed to protect them. These cases are handled with privacy at every step, and the first conversation is confidential.
Gammill Law has recovered more than $100 million for California clients across verdicts and settlements. Separately, the firm’s results include a $21.1 million wrongful death verdict, a $16 million school sexual abuse verdict, and a $12 million whistleblower retaliation verdict. Each of those figures comes from a specific case with its own facts, and no result is a promise about any other case. The full list is on our case results page.
Most California injury and wrongful death claims must be filed within two years of the injury or death under Code of Civil Procedure § 335.1, and a claim against a city, county, school district, or the state must first be presented in writing within six months under Government Code § 911.2. Missing either deadline usually ends the case. Our statute of limitations explainer and government claim deadline explainer cover the exceptions, and the California Injury Laws Explained page indexes every statute guide on this site.
There are no upfront fees. The firm is paid a percentage of the recovery, and only if it recovers, under a written contingency fee agreement that follows California law. Our guide to no-win, no-fee representation explains the percentages, the costs, and the questions to ask before you sign.
Insurers price a case by what they believe a jury would award and by whether the firm across the table will actually try it. Gammill Law prepares every case for trial from the first call. David Gammill, a former Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney, has tried over 100 cases to verdict, and our attorneys bring more than 40 years of combined legal experience to every case we take. Every case is different, and past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Read more about the firm.
Our office is in Torrance. We represent clients throughout the South Bay, including the beach cities, the Palos Verdes Peninsula, Gardena, Carson, Hawthorne, Lawndale, and Lomita, along with the rest of Los Angeles County and clients across California. See our service areas page for the cities we serve, or start with the Torrance personal injury attorney page.
Call 310-750-4149 or request a free case evaluation. The consultation is free and confidential, there is no fee unless we win, and the firm answers calls in English and Spanish. Every case is different; the first conversation is about yours.
Disclaimer: This page is educational and informational in nature. It does not constitute legal advice for any specific situation, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Every case turns on its own facts, and no result is guaranteed; consult a licensed California attorney about your own circumstances.
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My name is David Gammill. I am a California trial lawyer and the founder of Gammill Law Accident & Injury Lawyers. Our firm has recovered more than $100 million for California clients. Our results include a $21.1 million wrongful death verdict, a $16 million school sexual abuse verdict, and a $12 million whistleblower retaliation verdict. I learned to try cases in front of juries early in my career as a Deputy District Attorney, and trying cases remains the backbone of my practice.
