Learn More About Municipal Lawsuits

Municipal lawsuits are lawsuits against a city government. Anything from accidental injury, negligence, police misconduct, injury by hospital or paramedic, slip and fall on municipal property, false arrest, bus/train injuries, etc. Continue reading to learn more about municipal lawsuits, and what qualifies as one.

Police Related Lawsuits

Police related lawsuits are most commonly related to false arrest, police misconduct, or police brutality. False arrest is when an arrest is made unjustly. In false arrest cases, the victim has not committed a crime, or is falsely accused of a crime.
Many police related cases are related to police misconduct. Physical harm, verbal abuse, threatening, sexual abuse, racial profiling, extortion and any other behavior that is unsuitable for a policeman qualifies as police misconduct or brutality. If you feel you have been a victim, please stop the injustice by filling out this simple form, to get free legal evaluation.

Sidewalk / Slip and Fall Related Injury

In the case that the sidewalk or road on which an injury occurs is municipal property, then a municipal lawsuit is indeed possible. Frequently, the victim may get hurt due to a damaged sidewalk. Potholes, cave-ins, ditches and trenches might all be responsible for an injury. If it is the responsibility of the city to keep said road or sidewalk in good repair, and they have failed to due so, then you may have a case. If there is ice or snow on the sidewalk, and it is a municipal responibility to salt this ice and snow, then this too may qualify you for a municipal lawsuit. If you are not sure, let us tell you whether you qualify for a caseor not.

Bus / Train Accident

Any accident related to a bus or train that belongs to a city is a municipal liability. If you have been hit by a bus or train, shocked on the third rail, or otherwise injured on, or by a bus or train, chances are, you qualify for a lawsuit. Consult our attorneys and find out if you qualify for a case.

EMT / City Hospital

If you have been injured by an EMT or a city hospital, this too is a municipal liability. More often then not, it also qualifies as medical malpractice. If you have been hurt due to the negligence of an EMT or a hospital, misdiagnosed, misprescribed, uneccessarily operated upon, etc. you may qualify for a case. .

Act now! It is essential that you inquire about your case as soon as possible. Litigation may be the only way to receive the damages to which you may be entitled, such as medical and health care bills, lost or diminished wages, and financial compensation to family in the case of death. Your individual state's law may limit your time to bring a legal claim to protect your rights. You need to have your municipal accident claim evaluated immediately!

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Common Defenses

Municipal liability lawyers for when you've been hurt on city property or by a city employee
"Common defenses" is municipal liability claims

Special Duty Rule

Special Duty Rule relates to a municipality's duty to protect plaintiff from third parties or from harmful forces
If you've been hurt by a city employee, you need a municipal liability lawyer to help.

Firefighters

Firefighter's rule (police and firefighters as plaintiffs)
If you're a city employee injured on the job, you need a municipal liability lawyer