Government Liability-Dangerous Condition of Public Property-Public Employee Negligence 

Legal claims against government agencies are difficult.  A confusing set of laws are in place to protect the governmental entity and work to the disadvantage of the person injured by the wrongful acts of government employees, negligent operation of a government vehicle, or by a dangerous condition of public property.  The law of government liability in California, namely, the Government Tort Claims Act, has claims procedures that must be followed scrupulously and immunities that the government will attempt to use to to eliminate a person's claim and have it rejected from court, even when the facts show wrongful acts by the government or government employees, or dangerous public property.  The Federal Tort Claims Act provides the same type of protection to the Federal government for personal injury and wrongful death claims against the Federal Government.

Government liability cases arise from the actions of the Federal government, the State of California, California counties, California cities, school districts, special districts, transportation authorities, and other governmental agencies.  Government liability accidents include government vehicle accidents, government employee accidents, accidents resulting from the actions of government contractors, government equipment accidents, public bus accidents, public transportation accidents, and government property accidents.  Dangerous highway, street or intersection lawsuits arise from the lack of appropriate road way signs, signals, beacons, barriers, markings, medians, shoulders, intersections, ramps, connectors and other roadway features.  An experienced government liability attorney, David Lopez, Esq., has more than 20 years of experience handling a wide variety of government claims and lawsuits, including government vehicle accidents, government property accidents, government equipment accidents, and accidents involving the wrongful acts of government, government employees and government contractors.

Government liability lawsuits against the State of California, California counties and California cities require a deep understanding of the California Tort Claims Act, the behavior and motivations of the California governmental entities in these types of lawsuits, and the behavior and motivations of the courts in handling these lawsuits.  Similar experience is required to successfully handle Federal lawsuits under the Federal Tort Claims Act.  You should consult with an attorney who has specialized knowledge of government liability laws and government claims for personal injury and wrongful death.  As an experienced trial lawyer with more than 20 years of experience litigating government liability claims in wrongful death cases, serious personal injury cases, and catastrophic injury cases, including traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injuries, David Lopez, Esq., can protect your legal rights and help you assert your claim for compensation against any governmental agency.  Additionally, David Lopez, Esq., has extensive experience with highway and roadway design defect cases and government vehicle accident cases as he was a trial lawyer for the California Department of Transportation for 20 years.  If you are suffering from an injury, or have suffered the loss of a loved one, as a result of a government vehicle accident, government property accident, or government employee accident, please contact David Lopez, Esq., by e-mail at david@davidlopezlaw.com or by telephone at 619-985-6187 for a free consultation and case evaluation.   David serves clients throughout California.