Personal Injury Lawyer in North Hollywood, CA
North Hollywood is the busiest transit hub in the San Fernando Valley. Two rail and busway lines converge here, and tens of thousands of people move through the area on foot every day.
Where people get hurt in North Hollywood
Lankershim Boulevard carries the heaviest mix of pedestrians, buses, cyclists, and cars in the area, particularly around the transit station and through the NoHo Arts District. Magnolia Boulevard and Victory Boulevard cross it with substantial volume. Vineland Avenue funnels traffic toward the 170 and the 134. Nightlife along the Arts District corridor adds impaired driving to the mix on weekends. The Metro G Line busway crosses surface streets at grade, and those crossings catch drivers who are unfamiliar with them.
Transit injuries and the six-month claim deadline
Because so many injuries here involve buses, the busway, transit stations, or city-maintained crossings, the shorter public entity deadline comes up constantly. A claim against a public entity generally must be presented in writing within six months of the injury under Government Code section 911.2, rather than the two years allowed for ordinary claims under Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1. If a transit vehicle or a transit facility was involved in how you were hurt, treat that six-month window as the operative deadline until an attorney tells you otherwise.
Treatment
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank and Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys are the nearest emergency options.
Where your case is actually heard
Personal injury cases go to the courthouse serving the district where the accident occurred and stay with one judge from filing through trial. North Hollywood matters generally proceed at the Van Nuys Courthouse.
What working with this firm looks like
Public entity cases are procedurally unforgiving and many firms would rather not take them. This one will, and an attorney calendars and handles those deadlines personally.
Consultations are available in English, Spanish, and Armenian.
Free consultation. No attorney’s fee unless we recover for you. Call (818) 380-3021.
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