How to File an Accident Claim against the City of Santa Clara

Any type of accident can occur in the City of Santa Clara, from a tree falling accident to a sexual assault by a city employee. For example, a tree can fall by falling straight down, snapping back, or cutting off at the butt end, all to hurt nearby people and pedestrians walking in the area. If a tree limb is stuck on other trees as it comes down, it becomes a huge hazard for anyone walking in the area unaware of this obstacle.

If a tree top broke off and then fell down, it can hurt someone walking underneath. If a tree strikes a person, the individual can have a major head injury, and experience a traumatic brain injury as a result. If you have been injured in the City of Santa Clara, you are able to recover compensation and get a settlement for your personal injury.

This is a dangerous situation when a tree falling hurts a pedestrian. In these cases, a tree strike on the head can cause a concussion, coma or even death to an innocent bystander. You can file a claim with city of Santa Clara by filling out a City of Santa Clara Injury Claim Form. When you call our office, you can speak to a lawyer who can sue the City of Santa Clara on your behalf, and help you to file the correct forms.

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 Santa Clara claims department for filing an injury report. We will help you to file an injury report with the City of Santa Clara.

Attorneys Specializing in City of Santa Clara Injury Claim Lawsuits

It is up to you to call an attorney with expertise in lawsuits against the City of Santa Clara. 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 Santa Clara for an accident involving:

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

If a tree collapses in the City of Santa Clara and you are injured as a result, then you will want to give us a call. When a tree falls in the City of Santa Clara, there is a high risk that a person or people in general can be injured from the tree being felled by inexperienced people. A tree that needs to be maintained will not generally fall, if it has been managed and cared for properly over the years.

But a tree that has been neglected will have dead branches, “danglers” and dead limbs that are poised to fall and hurt someone walking underneath, and other issues with the tree. If a person who cuts down the tree improperly does so during peak walking seasons for pedestrians, then there is a high risk someone will be injured in this process. If you are injured by a tree falling, you need to call us immediately, to discuss the merits of your case and the extent of your personal injuries.

Suing the City of Santa Clara for an Accident

Any time that you have questions for us to learn about injuries from walking, working or being on city property in the City of Santa Clara, just call our office. We are here to let you connect with us, to talk to an attorney who can sue the City of Santa Clara on your behalf. You don’t need to go this alone. It is true that you are going to be on the side of winners, when you give us a call. There is no magic dust to get the money you deserve. Instead, you need to initiate a lawsuit if you want recovery compensation for your personal injuries, based on an accident that occurs on city property, or was perpetuated by the negligence of a city employee.