How to File an Accident Claim Against the City of Orange

If you have been injured in the City of Orange, you are able to recover compensation and get a settlement for your personal injury. You may have been hit by a city worker driving a city vehicle as you cross the street, or assaulted by a city worker as you walked down the streets of the City of Orange, California.

You can file a claim with city of Orange by filling out a City of Orange Injury Claim Form. When you call our office, you can speak to a lawyer who can sue the City of Orange on your behalf, and help you to file the correct forms. You will want to call us sooner than later, as these forms need to be filled out right after the accident, you don’t need to wait until you are healed from your loss to start your claim with the City of Orange.

What Are the Steps to Filing a Claim Against a City in California?

If you are injured by someone who works as an employee with a city agency in California, or are making a claim against a government agency from a personal injury on city property, you need to file the proper paperwork to initiate your claim. You will first receive the agency Claim for Damages form, and fill it out. Then, you have to submit this form by certified mail, return receipt request to ensure proof of delivery to the appropriate agency, within 6 months of the date of your accident that incurred personal injuries.

Next you will get a letter from the agency advising that the claim was approved for payment of your expenses or denied. In the event the claim was approved, you will be paid and the case will be settled. If the claim is denied by the city agency, you need to go to small claims court within 6 months of the time you were denied your claim. If the agency refuses to reply to your claim in 45 days, it is effectively denied, and you can go to court within 2 years of the date of your claim.

In Small Claims Court, you need to file an SC-100 Plaintiff’s Claim form, pay the filing fee, show your denial letter and proof of mailing. You’ll be given a court date to appear for the case, and you will want the most experienced attorneys possible on your side at that point. This is why you need to call our office immediately, if you are injured in an accident on city grounds, from a city employee, or as a result of the negligence of a city worker or agency.

When you call our law office, you will be connected with an attorney who is familiar with the City of Orange claims department for filing an injury report. We will help you to file an injury report with the City of Orange.

Attorneys Specializing in the City of Orange Injury Claim Lawsuits

It is up to you to call an attorney with expertise in lawsuits against the City of Orange. We offer you attorneys who specialize in this type of claim. We will get you the money you deserve in this situation, when you call our office to work with a lawyer who can sue the City of Orange for an accident involving:

• Sexual assault by City of Orange employee
• Assault and battery by a City of Orange employee
• City of Orange trip and fall accidents due to raised or defective sidewalks
• Hit by City of Orange work truck in an accident
• City of Orange broken sidewalk slip and fall accident claim
• Hit by a City of Orange vehicle
• City of Orange van accident
• Tree collapse accidents in City of Orange
• City of Orange police shooting accidents

Suing the City of Orange for an Accident

Any time that you have questions for us, just call our office to talk to an attorney who can sue the City of Orange on your behalf. Accidents come and take us all by surprise. You are not expecting to walk out of your house and have an accident in the City of Orange, but it happened. You can look to us for peace of mind, for any type of an accident that occurs on city property, or was perpetuated by the negligence of a city employee. Just give us a call today.