Personal Injury Lawyer in San Fernando, CA
San Fernando is its own city with its own police department, streets, and liability exposure, sitting inside Los Angeles County. That distinction matters a great deal when a public entity is involved in your injury.
Where people get hurt in San Fernando
Truman Street and Maclay Avenue are the primary commercial corridors, with dense frontage and constant driveway conflicts. San Fernando Road carries regional traffic and runs alongside the rail corridor. Glenoaks Boulevard connects the city to the surrounding communities and carries speed. The downtown mall district generates heavy pedestrian traffic. The rail crossings in and around the city are a recurring hazard for both drivers and pedestrians.
Suing a city means a six-month deadline, and the right city
If your injury involves a City of San Fernando street, vehicle, or employee, your claim goes to the City of San Fernando, not to the City of Los Angeles, even though the surrounding neighborhoods are Los Angeles. Getting that wrong wastes the deadline. A written claim against a public entity generally must be presented within six months of the injury under Government Code section 911.2, as opposed to the two years allowed for ordinary claims under Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1. This is one of the most common ways a valid case is lost in this area.
Treatment
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills is the nearest trauma center.
Where your case is actually heard
Injury cases are assigned to the courthouse serving the district where the accident occurred, before one judge from filing through trial. San Fernando matters generally proceed at the San Fernando Courthouse.
What working with this firm looks like
A case manager handles the day to day. The attorney identifies the correct public entity and gets the claim presented inside the deadline, because that is the one mistake there is no fixing later.
Consultations are available in English, Spanish, and Armenian.
Free consultation. No attorney’s fee unless we recover for you. Call (818) 380-3021.
Disclaimer: The results portrayed on this website were dependent on the facts of that case, and the results will differ if based on different facts. This website is for general information and does not constitute legal advice or create an attorney-client relationship.