Personal Injury Lawyer in Tarzana, CA

Tarzana has something most Valley neighborhoods do not: a full trauma center inside its own boundaries. If you were seriously hurt anywhere in the west Valley, there is a good chance you woke up here.

Where people get hurt in Tarzana

Reseda Boulevard is the spine of Tarzana and the 101 interchange at Reseda is a persistent problem, with short merge distances and heavy turning volume feeding a boulevard that runs from the freeway deep into residential blocks. Ventura Boulevard through Tarzana mixes commercial parking with through traffic. Tampa Avenue carries higher speeds than its surroundings would suggest. South of Ventura, the streets climb toward the hills and narrow quickly, which puts cyclists and pedestrians in close quarters with drivers who are not expecting them.

Treatment

Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center is a designated trauma center and receives serious injury patients from across the west Valley. If you were transported there, your records will be detailed, and that is an advantage. Trauma center documentation tends to be thorough in a way that later disputes cannot easily undercut. Make sure your attorney obtains the complete file, not just the discharge summary.

 The deadlines

Two years from the date of injury is the general rule for filing a personal injury lawsuit in California under Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1. Where a public entity may share responsibility, a written claim is generally due within six months under Government Code section 911.2.

Where your case is actually heard

Injury cases are assigned to the courthouse serving the district where the accident happened, and to one judge from filing through trial. Tarzana cases generally proceed at the Van Nuys Courthouse.

What working with this firm looks like

Serious injury cases are won on the medical record and lost on the gaps in it. A case manager orders and tracks those records. The attorney reads them, because knowing what is actually in your file is not something worth delegating.

Consultations are available in English, Armenian, and Spanish.

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.