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Woodland Hills is inside Los Angeles, so a fall on a broken sidewalk here is generally a claim against the City, due within six months.

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After my slip and fall I reached out to this firm. Leticia was amazing… She along with Kyle got straight to business.
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We've won over $500 million in verdicts and settlements for our clients.

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Here to protect your interests, not the insurance company's

Stores and their insurers have a team.You should have one too.

A store's or property owner's insurer has adjusters and lawyers, and the business may hold the evidence: its camera video and its floor-inspection records. After a fall in a Woodland Hills store, parking lot or apartment complex, an adjuster may call within days, and what you say can shape the rest of your claim.

Before you sign anything, ask yourself:

  1. Was the floor wet, the walkway broken or a step loose, with no warning?
  2. Had the hazard been there long enough that a reasonable inspection would have found it?
  3. Will the settlement cover your treatment and lost income months from now, not just today?

From one of our car accident cases

The insurer's best offer$410,000

What we won for our client$4.4M

A car accident that left our client with a neck injury. Most people would have taken the offer. We won more than ten times as much.

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Our office in Woodland Hills

Local slip and fall lawyers,right here in Woodland Hills.

Not every firm that advertises in Woodland Hills has an office here. We do.

Our office is on Clarendon Street, a block off Ventura Boulevard. Come in, or we'll come to you anywhere from Chatsworth to Calabasas, at home or in the hospital.

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We champion every case,big and small.

Whether your case is worth $5,000 or $5 million, we bring the same skill, attention and determination to every client we represent.

So don't let the size of your case keep you from seeking justice: every injury deserves serious representation. Let us fight for the compensation you're owed while you focus on what matters most, your recovery.

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I fell in a commercial establishment due to a wet floor that had no warning signs. I didn't know what to do or if I even had a case, but I decided to contact Valero on the recommendation of a family member, and it was the best decision.
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I fell and couldn't get up! Luckily Valero Law Group had my back, and I'd highly recommend this firm to anyone!
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What you can recover aftera slip and fall in California.

Whoever owns, rents or runs a property must use reasonable care to keep it safe. A store, landlord or owner that created a hazard, knew about it, or would have found it with reasonable inspections, and didn't fix it, guard against it or warn people, can be held responsible for what your fall cost you.

Economic damages

The costs you can add up

  • Emergency care, surgery and hospital bills
  • Physical therapy and rehabilitation
  • Lost wages and lost earning capacity
  • Glasses, a phone or clothing damaged in the fall

Non-economic damages

The harm that has no receipt

  • Pain and physical suffering
  • Scarring and disfigurement
  • Loss of companionship
  • Lost enjoyment of life
  • 6 monthsTo file a claim after a fall on public propertyA fall on a City sidewalk, in a City park or building, on a Metro bus or at a public school usually needs a written claim within six months, before any lawsuit.
  • 2 yearsTo sue a store, landlord or other private ownerMost injury lawsuits against a private owner must be filed within two years of the fall (Code of Civil Procedure §335.1).
  • 80%What you keep if you were 20% at faultIf you were partly at fault, for example looking at your phone, California's pure comparative fault rule reduces your award by your share of the blame instead of erasing it.

After a fall in Woodland Hills,what comes next.

City sidewalks, reporting a hazard, the store's report and records, care and deadlines, explained.

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  • Tripped on a Woodland Hills sidewalk?
    Woodland Hills is inside the City of Los Angeles, so its sidewalks are City sidewalks, and a fall on a broken one is generally a claim against the City, not against the homeowner or shop in front. Photograph the spot before it's repaired, with a coin or a tape measure in the shot for scale, and note the nearest address.
  • Get checked the same day
    A fall can cause broken bones, a back or neck injury or a head injury, and some injuries don't show up right away. Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills on De Soto Avenue and UCLA West Valley Medical Center in West Hills have 24-hour emergency rooms within about two and a half miles of our office. Wherever you're seen, you have a right to copies of your records, which show what the fall did.
  • Report the hazard to the City
    Inside the City of Los Angeles, dial 311 to report a broken sidewalk or another hazard on a City street, or use MyLA311 online or in its app; from outside the City, call (213) 473-3231. Earlier reports about the same spot can matter: a public agency that knew about a hazard and had time to fix it can be held responsible.
  • Two years, or six months
    A lawsuit against a store, landlord or other private owner generally must be filed within two years. A fall on public property needs a written claim within six months: to the City of Los Angeles online or at City Hall, Room 395 (not by email or fax); to Metro by mail or in person; to LAUSD by mail only; or to the County at 500 W. Temple Street.
  • Fell in a store? Ask for a report
    Tell a manager, ask that an incident report be written and note its number; you may not be given a copy. Photograph what you slipped on before it's cleaned up, the lighting, any warning sign or the lack of one, and your shoes, and get the names and numbers of anyone who saw you fall. No law makes a business keep its camera video for any set time, so ask it in writing, right away, to keep the video and its floor-inspection records.
  • Stores have to check their floors
    A store must use reasonable care to keep the areas open to customers safe, and that includes inspecting them. California's Supreme Court held in Ortega v. Kmart (2001) that if a store hadn't inspected an area within a reasonable time before a fall, a jury can infer the spill or hazard had been there long enough that the store should have found it. That's why its sweep and inspection records matter.
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Organizations we support

Sponsor of the 2024 Share the Road Scholarship

Our community outreach
  • Al Barro Foundation
  • EUNIME por Tijuana, A.C.

Common questionsafter a fall in Woodland Hills.

How long do I have after a fall in Woodland Hills?
Against a store, landlord or other private owner, a lawsuit generally has to be filed within two years (Code of Civil Procedure §335.1). For a fall on City, Metro, County or school property, a written claim is usually due within six months, and if it's rejected, a lawsuit usually has to follow within six months of the notice. Call us early so no deadline slips by.
I tripped on a broken sidewalk in front of a home. Is the homeowner responsible?
Generally not in Los Angeles. California courts have held that an owner's duty to repair the sidewalk in front of their property is owed to the City, not to people walking by, unless a local law clearly says otherwise, and the City Controller found in 2021 that Los Angeles's sidewalk ordinance doesn't. So a fall on a broken City sidewalk in Woodland Hills is generally a claim against the City. Even the City's own sidewalk program says "there are many factors that can affect liability," so the details matter.
Who is responsible for a fall in a store or an apartment complex?
Whoever owns, rents or runs the property must use reasonable care to keep it safe for the people who come there. A store, landlord or manager is responsible for a hazard it created, knew about, or would have found with reasonable inspections, if it didn't fix it, guard against it, or warn people in time (Ortega v. Kmart).
What if I wasn't watching where I was going?
Being partly careless doesn't end a claim in California. Since Li v. Yellow Cab (1975), your own share of the fault reduces the amount by that percentage instead of erasing it: at 20% at fault, you keep 80%. The line in Civil Code §1714 about an injured person's own carelessness works the same way: it reduces an award; it doesn't block one.
Does every crack or bump count?
No. A public agency is responsible only for a dangerous condition: one that creates a substantial risk of injury to people using the property with due care. A court can decide that a minor or trivial defect doesn't qualify, and no law sets a height that counts. The size of the lip, the lighting and what was around it all matter.
Is a fall on public property handled differently?
Yes. A city or other public agency is responsible for a fall caused by a dangerous condition of its property if its own employee's carelessness created the hazard, or if it knew or should have known about it in time to fix it or protect people from it. Either one is enough; the law doesn't require both. A written claim also has to reach the agency within six months, before any lawsuit.
I fell on a Metro bus, at a public school or on a college campus. Who is the claim against?
The agency that runs it, and each takes claims its own way. Metro takes its Claim for Damages only by mail or in person, and rejects claims sent by email. LAUSD takes claims by mail only, to its Board of Education. Public colleges are public agencies too, so the six-month rule applies. At a bus stop, whether the City or Metro is responsible isn't always clear, so a claim may need to go to both.
Do you have an office in Woodland Hills?
Yes. Our office is at 22440 Clarendon St, Suite 200, Woodland Hills, CA 91367, a block off Ventura Boulevard. Come in if you like, or we'll come to you, at home or in the hospital. Call (800) 985-9565 any time, 24/7.
What does a slip and fall lawyer cost?
Nothing upfront. Your consultation is free, and no attorney's fees are owed unless we recover compensation for you. You may be responsible for case-related costs and expenses; we'll explain them before you sign.
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