Legal Question in Personal Injury in California
Slip & Fall
I slipped and fell in a depression on a city sidewalk and incurred medical bills. This injury has disabled me since September 1998. They have since fixed the sidewalk but I took pictures of the site before that time. What steps should I take to have my medical bills reimbursed.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Slip & Fall
You need to file a governmental claim within six months
from the date of the accident. You can obtain one
from the city. It will be turned down and you will
be sent a letter. You then have six months from
the date of that letter to file a lawsuit against
the city. I have handled these matters before.
If you have not yet found an attorney who is willing
to sue the city I would be happy to help. I can
handle it on a contingency basis, but you would
need to pay for the filing fee up front. Even
though I am in San Luis Obispo, I handle many out-of-town
cases mainly over the phone, fax and internet.
Please give me a call so we can get things rolling.
If you are uncomfortable dealing with a lawyer over
the phone I urge you to seek an experienced lawyer
in your area immediately or you may loose your right
to be compensated if an action is not filed in
a timely matter.
John Hayes
The John Hayes Law Offices
P.O. Box 3003
Re: Slip & Fall
See a lawyer immediately, as there are strict time limits in which a claim against a City must be filed, and
you may have missed it! Also, the responsibility for the sidewalk may be the homeowner's as well.
Jed Somit
Jed Somit, Attorney at Law
1440 Broadway - Suite 910
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