Do you have questions regarding how to file an accident claim against the City of San Diego? If so, you likely suffered harm in a personal injury accident and are interested in exploring the legal options available to you.
Did you suffer a personal injury accident in San Diego? Did your incident involve a city agency or office? If so, you could sue the city for the harm that you suffered and fight for the right to be compensated.
What type of accident did you experience? Some of the many types of incidents that could involve the City of San Diego could potentially include the following:
- Assault and battery by city employees
- Falls, caused by broken sidewalks, raised sidewalks, or defective sidewalks
- Pedestrian accidents as well as car accidents, caused by being hit by government vehicles, including city vehicles, city trucks, city work trucks, city fire department vehicles, police cars, trash trucks, etc.
- Police shootings
- Sexual assault by city employees
- Tree collapse incidents or broken branch incidents
Regardless of the specific incident that you or a member of your family suffered, you could have grounds to sue the city entity responsible. For more information about your right to sue, do not hesitate to contact the experts at Normandie Law Firm at your earliest convenience. Our lawyers are ready to provide you with the guidance that you need to pursue your injury claim and recover the compensation that you are owed.
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The Process of Filing a Claim against the City of San Diego
If you or a member of your family suffered harm due to the negligence of a San Diego city office or agency, you could have grounds to sue. To sue the city of San Diego, you will need to file a government claim. To get started, you will have to file an administrative claim with the city office or agency involved in the incident. This initial claim must be filed within six months of the date of the incident – if the claim is not filed within this period, you could lose your right to file a claim entirely.
After filing the claim, the city office/agency will have a total of forty-five days to respond to the claim. If your claim is denied within this time, you will have six months from the date that your claim was denied to file a lawsuit in court. If you do not receive any response regarding your claim, you will have two years from the date of the incident to file a lawsuit.
Because the deadlines around government claims are so specific and, often time, short, it is recommended to have a lawyer backing you up every step of the way.
Do I Need Legal Representation?
Do you need a lawyer to help you file an injury claim against San Diego? There is no doubt that it is absolutely possibly to handle government claims without a lawyer; however, because government claims are often complex and subject to very strict deadlines, the expertise of a lawyer is recommended.
How can a lawyer help you with your government claim against the City of San Diego? A lawyer can help you with the following: understanding your rights, understanding the legal options available to you, and understanding and meeting all deadlines relevant to your claim.
If you are interested in learning more about filing a lawsuit against the city of San Diego, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm as soon as possible. Our lawyers at Normandie Law Firm are ready to guide you every step of the way.
