Personal Injury Lawyer in West Hollywood, CA
West Hollywood is its own city, only about two square miles, with one of the densest concentrations of nightlife, pedestrians, and micromobility traffic in Southern California.
Where people get hurt in West Hollywood
Santa Monica Boulevard runs the length of the city with heavy traffic and constant pedestrian crossing. The Sunset Strip carries nightlife traffic, valet operations, and drivers unfamiliar with the road. La Cienega Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue cross with substantial north-south volume. Melrose Avenue draws retail foot traffic. Shared scooters and bicycles are everywhere, frequently ridden on sidewalks and against traffic, and collisions involving them produce serious injuries because there is no protection at all. Late-night impaired driving is a persistent factor.
Scooter and micromobility injuries
These cases are more complicated than they appear. Liability may involve the rider, a driver, the scooter operator, or a public entity responsible for the roadway or sidewalk condition. Rental agreements typically contain arbitration provisions and liability waivers whose enforceability depends on the specific facts. Do not accept the first assurance that you have no claim.
Suing the City of West Hollywood
West Hollywood is a separate municipality from Los Angeles. A claim involving its streets, sidewalks, or vehicles goes to West Hollywood, and generally must be presented in writing within six months of the injury under Government Code section 911.2, rather than the two years that applies to ordinary claims under Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1.
Treatment
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is immediately adjacent and is a designated trauma center.
What working with this firm looks like
A case manager handles the day to day. The attorney evaluates whether an arbitration clause or liability waiver in a scooter rental agreement actually holds up, which is not a question to take the app company’s word on.
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.