How to File an Accident Claim against the City of Torrance

Sexual assault, assault and battery and slip and fall claims are not uncommon in the City of Torrance public building areas and region of the city open to the public. If you have been injured in the City of Torrance, you are able to recover compensation and get a settlement for your personal injury. You can file a claim with city of Torrance by filling out a City of Torrance Injury Claim Form. When you call our office, you can speak to a lawyer who can sue the City of Torrance 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 Torrance claims department for filing an injury report. We will help you to file an injury report with the City of Torrance.

Attorneys Specializing in City of Torrance Injury Claim Lawsuits

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

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

Any time that there are high traffic areas in a public building, there is the chance that the area is going to be unkempt. If you are walking in a zone where there are high levels of foot traffic from the public, there will be mud, sand, debris and dirt on the flooring. If this flooring is not taken care of every day, then the debris will smear the floor and start to add up to obstacles on the floor for the public as they walk in the area.

Any water and dirt that mix on the floor create slippage and slipping hazards in a public building. Buildings with poor lighting, unkempt handrails, uneven flooring or carpets, torn or buckled mats all create walking hazards. If you are injured from any of these hazards, you need to give our law firm a call today, to discuss your recovery and a lawsuit against the City of Torrance.

Suing the City of Torrance 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 Torrance, for any type of an accident that occurs on city property, or was perpetuated by the negligence of a city employee.