Fighting for Injury Victims Who Deserve Better
If an elder in your family was physically harmed, financially exploited, or psychologically abused in Conejo Valley, California's Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act provides legal tools that extend far beyond ordinary negligence law, including attorney's fees shifted to the defendant and punitive damages for egregious conduct. Unlike most personal injury claims, these rights survive the victim's death and pass to the estate.Grew Up in the Conejo Valley
I grew up in Thousand Oaks, attended Thousand Oaks High School, and have spent my career representing injured residents across the Conejo Valley. I know the 101 corridor from the Kanan interchange to Moorpark Road, the East County Courthouse, and how insurance companies respond to well-documented claims out here. Curt Brown has represented elder abuse victims and their families throughout Conejo Valley, financial exploitation cases, physical abuse by caregivers, and neglect claims, using California's Elder Abuse Act to pursue remedies that go far beyond what an ordinary negligence claim can recover.
Why Your Case Is Different
The 101 through the Conejo Valley transitions between Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. Cases arising from accidents in this corridor can involve both county court systems, traffic engineering by different municipal entities, and multi-jurisdictional government claim requirements.
Kanan Road connects the Conejo Valley to Pacific Coast Highway through rugged canyon terrain. Limited sight lines, narrow shoulders, and heavy motorcycle and cyclist use make it a consistent location for serious accidents. Multiple fatal crashes have occurred along this corridor.
Scams, undue influence over estate documents, and exploitation by caregivers or family members are leading causes of financial elder abuse. California's Elder Abuse Act covers all forms of financial exploitation and provides for recovery of attorney's fees and punitive damages.
Under California's Elder Abuse Act, when the victim dies before or during litigation, the right to pain and suffering damages survives and passes to the estate. This is a significant exception to California's general rule and is critical in cases where a victim passes during litigation.
Compensation Available in Your Case
Pain & Suffering
Survives death under California's Elder Abuse Act, allowing estates to continue claims after the victim passes.
Financial Losses
Recovery of assets stolen, accounts emptied, or property transferred under undue influence.
Attorney's Fees
Shifted to the defendant when the Elder Abuse Act's heightened standards are met.
Punitive Damages
Available when recklessness, fraud, or malice is proven.
Wrongful Death
When elder abuse causes death, surviving family members may recover full wrongful death damages.
How Westwood Law Builds an Elder Abuse Case
Elder abuse cases qualify for enhanced remedies under California law, but evidence moves fast and abusers act quickly to cover their tracks.
Preserve financial and medical records
We immediately secure account statements, estate documents, medical records, and any communications showing unauthorized activity or physical harm before records can be altered.
Identify all responsible parties
We investigate institutions, professional caregivers, family members, and financial advisors, each of whom may bear independent liability under California's Elder Abuse Act.
Establish the heightened Elder Abuse Act standard
Proving recklessness or deliberate disregard, rather than ordinary negligence, unlocks attorney's fees shifted to the defendant, punitive damages, and survivable pain-and-suffering claims.
File in the correct court jurisdiction
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