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Los Angeles Electrical Injury Lawyers, Internal Damage That Isn't Always Visible

Electrical shock causes internal injuries that don't show up immediately. A full medical evaluation is critical. So is identifying the responsible party, which can be a landlord, contractor, employer, or utility.

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Former Insurance Defense

David Lederer and John Nojima defended insurers for years before switching sides. They know every strategy used to dispute liability in electrical injury cases involving landlords, contractors, and utilities.

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No Fee Unless We Win

Zero upfront cost. We work on contingency, our fee comes from your recovery. If we do not win, you pay nothing.

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Free Consultation 24/7

Call any time. Electrical injury cases move fast, evidence gets repaired before it's documented. We act immediately.

What Our Clients Say

“John Nojima was very attentive and made sure that my well-being and my vehicle were well taken care of. Mr. Nojima and his staff often worked extended hours to accommodate my schedule.”

Karla · Personal Injury Client

“LNTL is one of the best personal injury firms in Southern California.”

B.E. · Personal Injury Client

What the Insurance Company Will Not Tell You After an Electrical Injury

These are tactics we used when we defended insurers. Now we expose them.

Disputing causation

Because cardiac, neurological, and cognitive symptoms can have multiple causes, insurers argue that your symptoms have another explanation entirely unrelated to the electrical exposure. We counter this with specialist records documenting the mechanism, timing, and nature of your internal injuries.

Claiming you caused the accident yourself

If there's any way to argue you touched equipment you were warned not to use, the insurer will make that argument to shift fault entirely to you. We document the warning deficiencies, the equipment's condition, and your reasonable expectation of safety.

Treating neurological symptoms as subjective

Long-term neurological symptoms from electrical shock, cognitive changes, nerve pain, muscle weakness, are real and documented conditions. Insurers call them subjective because they're harder to show on imaging. We retain neurological experts who document these conditions objectively.

What to Do After an Electrical Injury in Los Angeles

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    Call 911, electrical injuries are medical emergencies even when they don't look serious from the outside. Internal injuries may not be apparent for hours.

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    Do not touch the faulty equipment or attempt to rescue someone who is still in contact with the electrical source. Shut off power at the breaker first.

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    Photograph the faulty outlet, wiring, panel, or equipment that caused the shock before anyone touches or repairs it.

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    Preserve the defective equipment or appliance as physical evidence. Do not allow it to be repaired, discarded, or returned.

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    Follow up with specialists for neurological, cardiac, and ophthalmological evaluation even if you feel okay at discharge, delayed onset is common.

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    Report to your employer in writing if workplace, and send written notice to the property owner documenting the defective condition.

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    Call Lederer & Nojima at (310) 312-1860. Multiple liable parties in electrical cases means we investigate all of them simultaneously.

How We Handle Your Electrical Injury Case

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Free Consultation

We review your case at no charge and identify every party who may bear responsibility, landlord, contractor, utility, manufacturer, or employer's subcontractor.

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Evidence Preservation

We send preservation demands immediately to prevent the defective equipment from being repaired, discarded, or altered. Physical evidence in electrical cases disappears fast.

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Expert Investigation

We retain electrical engineering experts to evaluate the specific defective condition and document how it caused your injuries, alongside medical experts who document internal damage.

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Demand and Negotiation

We prepare a demand package covering every liable party simultaneously, anticipating their causation defenses, because we built those defenses when we were on the other side.

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Settlement or Trial

Most cases settle before trial. When they do not, we take them to verdict. Every party knows this, and it changes the negotiation.

Compensation You May Be Entitled To

Emergency treatment and cardiac monitoring
Neurological specialist evaluation and ongoing treatment
Internal burn treatment
Occupational therapy for nerve damage
Ophthalmological treatment for eye damage
Lost wages during recovery
Future lost earning capacity if neurological damage is permanent
Pain and suffering
Emotional distress
Loss of enjoyment of life

California Law and Electrical Injury Claims

California Civil Code section 1941 requires landlords to maintain rental properties in habitable and safe condition, which explicitly includes functional electrical systems. A landlord who knew or should have known about defective wiring, outlets, or panels and failed to make repairs faces direct negligence liability for any resulting injury. California's Public Utilities Code governs liability for utility companies including SCE and LADWP for injuries caused by downed lines and power surges.

California Labor Code sections 3600 and 3852 govern workplace electrical injuries. Workers' compensation covers injuries caused by employers, but section 3852 expressly preserves the right to bring a civil action against any third party whose negligence contributed to the injury. This means if a subcontractor's improper wiring or a defective piece of equipment caused the shock, those parties remain fully exposed to personal injury liability. California also applies strict product liability to defective electrical products under the Greenman doctrine, no proof of negligence required, only that the product was defective and caused your injury.

The statute of limitations for personal injury claims in California is two years from the date of injury under California Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1. For electrical injuries with delayed symptom onset, the discovery rule may extend this period, but do not rely on it. Call us immediately after an electrical injury so we can preserve evidence and identify all liable parties before any repair is made.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can be liable for an electrical shock or electrocution injury?
Multiple parties may be responsible depending on where and how the injury occurred. A landlord who failed to maintain safe electrical systems faces liability under California Civil Code 1941. A contractor who wired the building improperly faces negligence claims. An employer's liability is limited by workers' compensation exclusivity, but that rule does NOT bar suits against third parties such as subcontractors, equipment manufacturers, or building owners. A utility company like SCE or LADWP may be liable for downed lines or power surges. And any manufacturer of defective electrical equipment faces strict product liability regardless of how carefully others handled the product.
What internal injuries does electrical shock cause that may not be immediately obvious?
Electrical current travels through the body along the path of least resistance, causing damage that is invisible from the outside. Cardiac arrhythmia can develop hours after the initial shock. Peripheral nerve damage can cause numbness, burning, and motor weakness. Internal burns occur along the current's path through muscle and tissue. Muscle breakdown (rhabdomyolysis) can damage the kidneys. Neurological symptoms including cognitive changes, memory problems, and difficulty concentrating may not appear for days or weeks. Cataracts and hearing damage are also documented electrical injury consequences. All of these require specialist evaluation, not just an emergency room visit.
I was shocked at work, can I file both workers' comp and a personal injury lawsuit?
Workers' compensation bars you from suing your employer directly for a workplace electrical injury. But it does NOT bar you from suing any other party whose negligence caused the shock. If a subcontractor's faulty wiring caused the injury, you can sue that contractor. If a defective piece of equipment caused the shock, you can sue the manufacturer under strict product liability. If the building owner's failure to maintain electrical systems was a contributing cause, that's a separate claim. We investigate every possible third-party claim alongside your workers' comp case.
My landlord's faulty outlet shocked me. What are my options?
California Civil Code 1941 requires landlords to maintain rental properties in habitable condition, which includes safe and functional electrical systems. A landlord who knew or should have known about a defective outlet, wiring, or panel and failed to repair it faces direct negligence liability. Before any repair is made, the defective condition must be documented, photographs, electrical inspection records, and your account of what happened. If the landlord makes repairs before you've documented the defect, evidence is lost. Do not allow repairs until you've spoken with us.
What evidence is most important in an electrical injury case?
The physical evidence comes first: the failed outlet, wiring, panel, or equipment must be preserved before any repair is made. Photographs of the scene document the defective condition. Electrical inspection and permit records show whether the system was properly installed and maintained. We retain electrical engineering experts to evaluate the specific defective condition and document how it caused your injuries. On the medical side, records from cardiologists, neurologists, and other specialists documenting internal injuries, not just surface burns, are essential to demonstrating the full scope of harm.

Case Results

The following results are from actual Lederer & Nojima cases. Every case is different.

$1.3M
Auto accident with spinal surgery
$1M
Semi-truck vs. auto, client with pre-existing injuries

The case results displayed are not a guarantee or prediction of the outcome of any future case. Every case is different. Past results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

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