After a personal injury accident involving the city, you might have grounds to pursue an injury claim. If you are exploring the legal options available to you after your incident, you might have questions regarding how to file an accident claim against the City of Santa Ana.
Regardless of the incident that you suffered, it is important that you are aware of the legal options available to you. It is also important that you understand the process – as, unfortunately, many people lose their right to sue because they are unfamiliar with the process and make mistakes along the way.
At Normandie Law Firm, our experts are ready to guide you every step of the way and help you better understand how to file an injury claim against the city of Santa Ana in California.
Some of the Incidents that Could Involve the City
There are many types of personal injury accidents that could potentially involve the city in one way or another. Some examples of incidents are listed below:
- Sexual assault or assault and battery by a city employee
- Sexual assault or assault and battery on city property
- Trip and fall accidents due to broken, raised, or defective sidewalks
- Police incidents, including police shootings, excessive use of force, hit by a police car, etc.
- Auto accidents and pedestrian accidents after getting hit by a government vehicle, including city vehicles, city trucks, city work trucks, city fire department vehicle, etc.
- Tree collapse and falling tree branch incidents on city property
The incidents listed above can typically be traced back to the negligent actions of the city. This is because the city has a duty of care. Depending on the specific city agency, there is a different duty of care. For instance, city transportation agencies have a duty to keep roads safe for drivers and pedestrians. Likewise, a city bus company has the duty to ensure that their drivers drive safely to prevent injuries to their passengers, other drivers on the road, and pedestrians as well.
Regardless of the incident that you or a member of your family experienced, you could definitely pursue a claim for the harm that you suffered.
Understanding How to File an Injury Claim with the City of Santa Ana
If an incident involves a city entity, affected parties have to file government claims – and not just immediately file civil claims as with any other claim involving non-city parties. How do you file an injury claim with the city? You have to file an administrative claim with the specific city agency involved in the incident. The city entity will have 45 days to respond to your claim. The city can respond and approve the claim, meaning that your claim will settle.
If the city responds and rejects your claim, you will have 6 months to pursue a claim in civil court. If the city fails to respond your claim will be considered rejected, and you will have 2 years to pursue a claim in civil court.
Without a doubt, filing a government claim against a city entity can be complex – especially if you do not have a thorough understanding of the process of filing an injury claim against the city. Because of that, you should ensure that you have expert representation to help you with your claim against the city of Santa Ana.
Contact Normandie Law Firm Today
We are ready to help you with your injury claim against the city of Santa Ana, California. We offer free legal services, which include free consultations and free second opinions. These are available as part of our Zero-Fee guarantee (you won’t be required to pay any upfront legal fees for our legal services). In addition, we work on contingency; therefore, you will not pay anything until you win. Do not hesitate to contact our experts at your earliest convenience.
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