We're with West Coast Trial Lawyers. West Coast Trial Lawyers are los angeles personal injury attorneys. Personal injury lawyers agreed to answer some online questions this question was specifically related to slip and fall but I guess more broadly on if you can sue the gist let's watch Brian here from Frank.

Frank ask I was walking in a public park part in Los angeles when I tripping on a broken walkway and injured my knee I might need surgery to repair the damage I'm wondering if it's possible to sue the city for medical bills lost wages and pain and suffering if it is are there any special rules that I need about know about that apply to these cases that it could affect me bringing a lawsuit.

Ok so frankly has a good question and the answer is yes there are some specific things that he would need to know about suing a government agency as actually in all states they have different rules but California has certain statutes that are going to apply that he has to follow in order to bring a successful claim.

These are very important and there's deadlines that come up very quickly so if you have a claim against the government agency the city the state any of the cities you know California you have a Los angeles you're going to have very specific statutes that apply one of those requires that you give them a notice within days of the accident.

And you have to actually lay out what the injury was in some certain that you would be willing to settle the claim for this can be kind of problematic for people that have very serious injuries because sometimes you don't even know the extent of your injuries by that that amount of time.

But the personal injury attorneys have to do their best to you know gather the medical records and get the diagnosis that they believe will potentially be there there's also a faster statute of limitations than a typical negligence claim.

So in California usually you're dealing with the two-year statute of limitations with these two click claims you have a one-year statute of limitations when you have to actually file a lawsuit or it could be forever lost so when you're dealing with this type of claim.

It's a very good idea to contact a personal injury attorney as soon as possible it's one of those urgent matters that a personal injury lawyer needs to work on it as quickly as possible so that you're not waiving your right to pursue the claim.

And thereby not get a compensation you deserve excellent well if you have any other questions for personal injury attorneys just post them in the comments section below thanks for your time job Thank You nine people can reach me at my office anytime personal injury attorneys team it's at for thank you.