San Francisco Open Manhole Injury Attorney

San Francisco is a city of roughly 800,000. At any time, a significant increase in the population can be seen due to the many tourists exploring the landmarks and beauty unique to the area. The city is also well-known as an area that is a large melting pot of cultural groups, offering many entertainment and dining experiences that cannot be found in other parts of the state or country. In the many small communities that come together to make up the City of San Francisco, tourists and residents alike tend to rely heavily on walking to get around the city streets.

Walking along the sidewalks of Chinatown or taking in the community surrounding the piers might make it impossible to have enough personal space to look down and see the sidewalk or asphalt beneath your feet. Pedestrian traffic moves in a pack or swarm as the street lights change to allow people to move across the streets. This is the way of life in a large city with a huge population coursing along the streets and sidewalks and one that works well most of the time. However, when someone is in a hurry to complete their work and forgets to replace a maintenance hole cover, at least one pedestrian could face a significant challenge in the future, and that safety hazard could easily claim more than one victim before it is corrected.

If you or a loved one has become the victim of an injury incident because of a San Francisco open manhole, please know that the skilled legal team at Kenmore Law Group is here to assist you in understanding your rights and pursuing justice and compensation for the harm that you suffered due to someone else’s negligence. Our office staff can be reached 24/7 to answer your questions and provide valuable information and legal guidance that will help you feel confident in your ability to overcome the hardships of such a shocking injury incident. In addition, we hope that you will accept our generous offer for a free consultation with one of the best San Francisco open manhole injury attorneys in the industry.

After sharing the facts of the incident and answering any additional questions your Kenmore Law Group attorney has about the situation, they will explain the case’s legal merit and if you have reason to consider filing an open manhole injury lawsuit to secure compensation. With this priceless information and guidance, you will be ready to make many choices that could alter the course of your future. Facing significant medical expenses and other losses after an injury incident should never be the outcome for an innocent victim.

Please also know that the staff at Kenmore Law Group will never pressure you to make any selections about legal action or hiring the firm, even if you decide to file a claim with the court. Our goal is only to ensure that all personal injury victims like yourself have access to the information and resources needed to ensure they can make well-informed choices to meet their immediate and long-term needs. “However, we ask that you contact our team and book your free consultation as soon as possible, as time limits may affect your ability to seek legal action sooner than you expect.

How Can A San Francisco Manhole Be Left Open?
A three-foot-wide gaping hole in the street or sidewalk would be hard to overlook. However, when you are in the middle of a crowd of hundreds of people, you will never be able to see that hazard until it is likely too late to avoid it. Even those with a better view of the street might miss the hazard if it is in a crosswalk and a car is blocking the view of that area until just before pedestrians move forward crossing the street. Sadly, one or more people could fall into the opening and land on sharp metal values and other components concealed in the vault or tunnel under the roadway.

The reason the cover is missing from the manhole access point is typically an oversight or mistake made by someone who was working in the area. The manhole cover is removed to gain access to the items in the tunnel or vault, but someone forgets to replace it when the task is completed. While it is not uncommon to hurry through your job, some tasks must be carefully completed to ensure the safety of others. When a worker is rushing and forgets to take these crucial steps and places others’ safety at risk, they can be found negligent and responsible for the incident and injuries it causes.
Common San Francisco Open Manhole Injuries Suffered By Victims
Stepping into a hole is certainly dangerous and can lead to many severe injuries. The harm to the initial victim can become even more severe when others do not see that person fall and either step on them or fall into the hole on top of them. The victim of the open manhole and any others who become part of a chain reaction injury incident could suffer one or more very serious injuries that could include:

• Back, neck, and spinal cord damage
• Harm to the delicate skin of the face or the eyes, ears, nose, and mouth
• Severe lacerations and puncture injuries
• Damage to internal organs and internal bleeding
• Partial or complete amputations
• Broken or shattered bones
• Compound fractures
• Dislocated joints and the destruction of the soft connective tissue of the joints
• Compression and crushing injuries
• Head injuries that can range from a severe concussion or skull fracture to more serious brain bleeds and other traumatic brain injuries

Who Is To Be Held Accountable for Your Injuries?
After suffering injuries because of an open manhole in San Francisco, you might feel overwhelmed by the expenses and challenges you suddenly face. From not being able to work and earn a living to the cost of medical care and help caring for your family, the stress is very real. But when you try to determine who should be helping you cover these costs, your mind only becomes more confused and distraught. The process of sorting out legal responsibility can be very taxing. Fortunately, all you need to do is reach out to the staff at Kenmore Law Group to handle this chore for you. Our team has decades of combined experience in resolving these questions while our clients relax at home and focus on what is most important: healing.

Our experts will examine the information related to the injury incident and consider all the possible candidates who could have caused your injury incident, such as:

• The city staff who were working in the vault or manhole left the cover off the opening
• A contractor working for the city to inspect or maintain the manhole and components beneath it
• Staff from a local utility company working in the area
• A contractor working for a nearby business

These are only a few of the possibilities our team will explore as we determine who is liable for the open manhole that resulted in your injuries and owes you compensation to assist in the expenses they created.
How Much Is My San Francisco Open Manhole Injury Lawsuit Worth?
All personal injury victims need to know that no predetermined compensation amounts are awarded for certain injuries or incidents. Instead, the actual losses and expenses of the victim are tabulated to determine the compensation the court will award them. Working closely with your Kenmore Law Group legal team, you will compile all documentation to support the losses and expenses you suffered because of your open manhole injury incident. The items that are typically a part of this process include but are not always limited to:

• The replacement cost of any personal property that was damaged or destroyed in the open manhole injury incident
• The cost of all legal services to prepare, file, and litigate your open manhole injury lawsuit
• All current and projected future medical expenses related to the treatment and rehabilitation of your injuries caused in the open manhole incident
• Your lost income if the harm you sustained in the open manhole injury  incident prevented you from working at your regular job until you were fully recovered

How Long Do I Have To File My Lawsuit?
In most cases, a personal injury victim has two years from the incident date to file a lawsuit with the court. This time limit is strictly enforced, and once it has passed, the victim loses the right to ever seek compensation for the losses and expenses caused by that incident. However, if the responsible party is a government entity or agency, such as the city, state, or federal government, the time to take legal action is decreased to only six months from the date of the incident. Please make time today to reach out to Kenmore Law Group to discuss your case and determine the time remaining for you to pursue legal action if that is the best way to prevent mounting medical expense san other financial hardships.
No Upfront Legal Fees Or Expenses
When you hire Kenmore Law Group to handle your San Francisco open manhole injury lawsuit, we never require any upfront money from you to begin working on the case. We understand that these expenses often prevent injury victims from getting the help and compensation they deserve. Our firm has a simple and client-friendly payment policy. We only get paid after the case is resolved, and you have the compensation needed to cover your legal costs and other expenses. In addition, if your Kenmore Law Group San Francisco open manhole injury attorney fails to win your case and secure compensation for you, you owe the firm nothing. Please contact our team today to learn more about this very viable resolution process.