Personal Injury Lawyer in Van Nuys, CA
Van Nuys has wide arterial roads, dense residential traffic, a busy civic center, and a bus rapid transit line running through the middle of it. That combination produces a particular mix of injury cases.
Where people get hurt in Van Nuys
Sepulveda Boulevard, Victory Boulevard, Vanowen Street, and Roscoe Boulevard are wide, fast, and long. Wide arterials encourage speed, and speed is what turns a pedestrian collision into a catastrophic one. Van Nuys Boulevard through the civic center carries heavy pedestrian traffic against constant turning movements. The Metro G Line busway crosses surface streets at grade throughout the area, and drivers who are not local frequently misjudge those crossings.
The six-month deadline most people never hear about
Van Nuys generates more public entity claims than most parts of the Valley, because of the transit line, the volume of city vehicles, and the condition of some of the older sidewalks and roadway surfaces. This matters enormously for timing. When a government entity is a potential defendant, a written claim generally must be presented within six months of the injury under Government Code section 911.2, not the two years that applies to ordinary claims under Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1. People lose otherwise strong cases on this deadline. If a bus, a city truck, or a broken sidewalk was involved, do not wait.
Treatment
Valley Presbyterian Hospital serves much of the area for emergency care. Follow through on referrals. Consistency of treatment is what separates a documented injury from a disputed one.
Where your case is actually heard
Personal injury cases are assigned to the district where the accident occurred and stay with one judge from filing through trial. Van Nuys cases are generally heard at the Van Nuys Courthouse, a short distance from where most of them arise.
What working with this firm looks like
A case manager runs the day-to-day file. The attorney handles the parts that decide the outcome, and if a public entity is a defendant, the six-month deadline is calendared the week you sign, because there is no fixing a missed claim presentation 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.