Are you unsure of how to file an accident claim with the City of Riverside? Unfortunately, incidents that involve the city can be complicated – especially when it is time to pursue a lawsuit for the harm suffered. If you or a member of your family were harmed in an incident involving a Riverside city employee or city agency, it is important that you know exactly how to file an injury claim against the city of Riverside.
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Some Examples of Incidents that Can Involve the City of Riverside
There are a number of incidents that could involve city employees and city agencies. These can include slip and falls, trip and falls, falling object incidents, sexual assault incidents, assault and battery incidents, etc.
Some more specific examples include the following:
- Trip and fall accidents due to broken, raised, or defective sidewalks on city property
- Tree collapse and falling tree branch incidents
- Police shootings, police assault and battery (use of excessive force), police sexual assault, etc.
- Sexual assault and assault and battery by city employees or on city property
- Pedestrian accidents after getting hit by a police car, city fire department vehicle, city work truck, etc.
- Car accidents after getting hit by a government vehicle, city truck, city vehicle, etc.
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How to File an Injury Claim with the City of Riverside
To file an injury claim with the City of Riverside, you must file an administrative claim with the specific agency that is involved in the incident; this is also called a government claim. Essentially, you have six-months to file an administrative claim with the specific agency. So, if the incident involved the police, you would file with the police department. If the incident involved a school district, you would file with the school district directly.
After filing your administrative claim, the city agency will have forty-five days to respond to your claim. In a perfect scenario, the city responds within this time, approves your claim, and the claim settles relative quickly. However, this is not always the case.
If the city agency responds but rejects your claim, you will have six-months to pursue your injury claim in civil court. If the city agency fails to respond entirely, your claim will be considered rejected; however, you will have two-years to pursue your injury claim in civil court.
To ensure that everything goes well and that your government claim against the city of Riverside is successful, we recommend that you have the necessary legal representation.
Contact Normandie Law Firm Today
Our lawyers here at Normandie Law Firm are not afraid to take on the City of Riverside after any sort of incident involving a city employee or city entity. You can trust our lawyers to handle your claim effectively and help you win. We offer free consultations and free second opinions to ensure that you have access to all the information that you need to file your claim. In fact, you will not be required to pay any upfront legal fees; you won’t even have to pay anything until you win because of our strict contingency structure.
Contact us today to learn more about how you can file a claim with the city of Riverside.
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