Información legal para California
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Accidents & Personal Injury
Everything you need to know if you were injured in California: your rights, the deadlines, and how the legal process actually works.
Leer la guía completa →Car Accidents
What to do after a car accident in California: reports, medical care, insurance, and your legal rights.
Leer la guía completa →Truck Accidents
Truck accidents involve extra federal rules and companies with the resources to fight your claim. Know what you’re up against.
Leer la guía completa →Motorcycle Accidents
California allows legal lane splitting — a detail that directly affects how fault is judged in your case.
Leer la guía completa →Slip & Fall
Property owners in California have clear legal duties. If you fell because of someone’s negligence, you may have a case.
Leer la guía completa →Dog Bites
California applies strict liability: the dog’s owner is responsible even if the animal had never bitten anyone before.
Leer la guía completa →Workers’ Compensation
Your rights if you were hurt on the job in California — what’s covered, how to file, and what to do if you’re denied.
Leer la guía completa →Construction Accidents
California has extra protections for construction workers. Falls from heights are the #1 cause of serious injury on the job.
Leer la guía completa →What California law actually says — no fine print
These are the rules that affect accident and work-injury cases in California the most. Knowing them can be the difference between keeping or losing your rights.
You have 2 years to sue — but the clock starts on the day of the accident
In California, most personal injury cases have a 2-year deadline from the date of the accident. If that deadline passes without a lawsuit being filed, the right to sue is almost always lost permanently — no matter how strong the case is. Don’t wait to talk to someone.
CCP § 335.1If a government entity is responsible, you have only 6 months
If your accident involved a city bus, a government vehicle, or a fall on public property, the deadline shrinks to just 6 months to file a required pre-lawsuit claim. Missing it usually closes the legal door for good. This applies to the MTA, LADOT, VTA, SacRT, and any public entity.
California Government Claims Act · Gov. Code § 912.4Even if you were partly at fault, you can still recover
California uses “pure comparative negligence” — which means that even if you were partly responsible for the accident, you still have a right to compensation. Your payout is simply reduced by your share of fault. If you were 30% at fault, you recover 70% of the damages. Even 90% at fault leaves you with 10%.
Li v. Yellow Cab Co. (1975) · Civil Code § 1714Dog bite: the owner is always responsible — no “first bite free”
In California, a dog’s owner is liable for the harm it causes if it bites someone in a public place or on private property where the person is lawfully present — even if the animal had never bitten before. There is no “one-bite” exception like in some other states. You don’t have to prove the owner knew the dog was dangerous.
Civil Code § 3342Injured at work: you have 30 days to tell your employer
If you were hurt on the job, you must notify your employer within 30 days. Waiting longer can put your whole claim at risk. Your employer is legally required to give you the DWC-1 form within 1 business day of receiving your notice. Keep a copy of everything.
California Labor Code § 5400Whatever your immigration status, you have rights in California
California’s workers’ compensation law covers all workers regardless of immigration status — including undocumented workers. You cannot lose your workers’ comp claim because of your immigration situation. This protection is explicitly written into state law. Your employer cannot use your status as a threat.
California Labor Code § 3351 · Lab. Code § 1171.5California law protects all workers and injured people — with or without documents. No one can take that right away. On this site we will never ask you for any immigration information. If you want to talk to someone, you can call when you’re ready — no pressure and no obligation.
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