It takes 12 to 24 months on average to settle a claim for injuries or property damage that was caused by the City of Long Beach. If your case needs to be resolved by a jury verdict, meaning that your lawsuit goes to trial, it will take over 3 years to receive payment for the harm you suffered.
This is the expected timeline when you are suing a public entity at the city or county level, whether you ended up with trip and fall injuries from a sidewalk accident or had a tree branch fall on you at a city park. Motorists and pedestrians can also be harmed from an accident with city owned vehicles, like fire trucks or police cars. People can also be sexually or physically assaulted by a city worker or experienced such an attack on a property owned by the city due to inadequate security.
Of course, there are instances where a case may be settled in 6 months or less. However, the vast majority of city government accident claims will take longer due to complex legal requirements that are established in the CTCA, officially known as the California Tort Claims Act. Please keep reading for more information on suing the city of Long Beach for an accident. If you have specific questions about your rights and legal options, contact our law firm and schedule a free case evaluation.
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You Must File a City Accident Claim in 6 Months!
Suing the government begins with the filing of a compensation claim, which is not the same thing as a lawsuit. Essentially, you are filing a claim for monetary damages that you incurred due to the city’s failure to take reasonable care, like not maintaining the sidewalk. As a result, you were injured when you fell down from tripping over a crack in the sidewalk. Alternatively, you may be the victim of reckless conduct, like being hit by a city-owned vehicle because the driver failed to look both ways before pulling out of a parking spot.
No matter the circumstance, you only have 6 months from the accident date to submit a Claim for Damages. There is no exception to this rule, so if you wait too long, you can easily lose the right to sue the city for medical bills, lost wages, and other monetary damages.
To ensure that the forms are filled out correctly with the relevant supporting documents, please seek help from a City of Long Beach lawsuit attorney.
What Happens after I Submit the Claim?
Once you drop off or mail the paperwork according to the instructions on the city’s website, the City Attorney’s office has 45 days to either approve or reject your claim. Keep in mind that this is 45 days from the date of receipt, so if you are mailing the forms, you may want to use a priority service so that you know the exact date of delivery.
If you receive a notice of rejection within the 45 day waiting period, you can go ahead and file a civil lawsuit within 6 months from when your claim was rejected. If it turns out that the city fails to provide you with a response in 45 days, you have 2 years from the incident date to file a lawsuit.
Civil lawsuits are complicated legal actions, especially when you are attempting to go after a government entity. To ensure the best possible outcome in a personal injury lawsuit against the city of Long Beach, contact our legal experts for advice and guidance.
Settlement Value of a City of Long Beach Injury Case
The value of a city of Long Beach accident lawsuit can be around $10,000 to $50,000 on the lower end, and $2,000,000 to $5,000,000 for the most extreme cases of injury and neglect by the city. Settlements in the 7-figure range typically involve disability and other permanent health issues, though psychological damage from the trauma of an accident or a physical / sexual assault incident also impact the amount of compensation for a personal injury claim. In fact, damages like pain and suffering account for hundreds of thousands of dollars in many lawsuits, so this is a very important element to discuss with a City of Long Beach accident injury lawyer.
We can help you figure out the value of your lawsuit against the City of Long Beach, so please give us a call at your earliest convenience.
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Our law firm doesn’t just help those who have been recently harmed by a Long Beach city worker or government agency. We also offer free second opinions on compensation claims and lawsuit sthat are currently in progress. It’s natural to have doubts about your case or what your lawyer is telling you. If you have any questions or concerns that you would like to discuss with another legal expert, our attorneys are here for you day and night. Don’t hesitate to contact our office and schedule a free second opinion consultation.
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Government agencies and the people who work for them have a certain degree of immunity from being sued. However, that doesn’t take away your right to receive compensation if you were harmed by negligence or misconduct.
The key is to learn about your rights and decide on the best strategy to obtain the damages you deserve. That’s where we can be of help, so please take some to speak with a member of our legal team. Your consultation is 100% free, and so are the rest of our services if you are interested in filing a lawsuit against the city of Long Beach. Our expenses are paid to us as a part of your settlement award, and this is the only way we get paid. That’s our promise to you under the Zero Fee Guarantee, so you have nothing to lose when you hire one of our attorneys to represent you.
Please contact us today and learn about your rights if the city of Long Beach caused you injuries or property damage.
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