Legal Question in Personal Injury in California

Yes, you can hire another firm, if you can find an attorney willing to take what sounds like a very difficult case.

You will also have a difficult time in finding a doctor to come to court and testify that yoour heart attacks were a direct resutl of the HOA's activities.

You have a difficult case for several reasons:

1. the medical connection between stress/tension and heart problems is unclear and many people in very stressful jobs do not suffer from heart problems;

2. you have to show that the acts of the HOA were unreasonable;

3. you have to show they knew or reasonable should have known that their actions could have lead to physical injury to you;

4. you have to show that you would not have needed the treatment you got because of the normal progress of the underlying heart disease;

5. you will have to pay in excess of $10,000-15,000 for expert testimony;

6. your medical insurance carrier may want to recover significant portion of the cost of the treatment from any amount the defendants pay you;

7. a jury will likely be disinclined to find in your favor;

8. few law firms want to risk that much money that they will have to advance you on a case that appears that weak.