La Habra Personal Injury Attorney

How the firm helps in La Habra

La Habra injuries happen on its state-route boulevards and near the Los Angeles County line.

La Habra is bordered by La Habra Heights and Los Angeles County to the north, Brea to the east, Fullerton to the south, and La Mirada, Whittier, and unincorporated East Whittier in Los Angeles County to the west. Whittier Boulevard (State Routes 39 and 72), Beach Boulevard (State Route 39), and Imperial Highway (State Route 90) cross the city, and Harbor Boulevard is a main north–south street. Because La Habra borders Los Angeles County, a case may belong in either county’s court, depending on where the injury happened and where a defendant lives.

Kyle J. Scott, admitted to the State Bar of California in 1991, founded Kyle Scott Law in 2003. The firm has no La Habra office; it represents La Habra clients from its office in Tustin, and also people hurt in neighboring Fullerton. Every claim starts with a free, confidential review of what happened, who controlled the road or property, which insurance applies, and which deadlines are already running.

Whittier, Beach, and Imperial

Whittier Boulevard, Beach Boulevard, and Imperial Highway are state routes inside the city, and Harbor Boulevard is a main north–south street. The La Habra Police Department’s Traffic Bureau investigates collisions, and the firm requests the report, dispatch records, and any video before they are overwritten.

At the Los Angeles County line

An injury lawsuit may be filed in the county where the injury occurred or the county where a defendant lives (Code of Civil Procedure § 395(a)), so an injury on the Los Angeles County side of the line can mean a Los Angeles County court instead of Orange County’s. The exact location can also change which agency wrote the report and who receives a claim, so the firm pins it down first.

Brain injuries after crashes and falls

A mild brain injury or concussion can be present even when tests do not show it, and a brain injury claim depends on documenting changes in memory, mood, or concentration over time. Hospital records, imaging, and family observations are gathered early.

Portola Park, schools, and public property

Portola Park, on Euclid Street, includes the Children’s Museum at La Habra. Three public school districts serve La Habra youth: La Habra City, Lowell Joint, and Fullerton Joint Union High. A claim against the city or a school district is generally due within six months (Government Code § 911.2).

Cases the firm reviews

Common La Habra injury matters.

Car, truck, motorcycle, and rideshare collisions on Whittier, Beach, Imperial, and Harbor

Pedestrian and bicycle injuries at La Habra intersections and near schools

Falls and unsafe-property injuries at La Habra businesses

Injuries at schools in La Habra’s districts and on other public property

Dog bites and animal attacks in La Habra neighborhoods and parks

Traumatic brain injuries after any of the above

Courts, hospitals, and reports

Where a La Habra case actually happens.

The facts of a claim live in specific places: the courthouse where it would be filed, the hospitals that hold the treatment records, and the agencies that wrote the report. Knowing them from day one shortens everything that follows.

Where cases are filed: Orange County Superior Court, Central Justice Center — 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana (civil cases)

Where cases are filed: Civil Complex Center — 751 West Santa Ana Boulevard, Santa Ana (cases designated complex)

Where cases are filed: North Justice Center — 1275 North Berkeley Avenue, Fullerton, where La Habra’s criminal and traffic cases are filed; an injury on the Los Angeles County side of the line may belong in a Los Angeles County court

Where people are treated: Providence St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton

Where people are treated: UCI Health — Placentia Linda, Placentia

Reports and agencies: La Habra Police Department, Traffic Bureau, for collisions on city streets; its Records Bureau, 150 N. Euclid Street, can say how to get a report

Reports and agencies: La Habra Police Department Animal Control for bite reports (the city runs its own unit)

Government claims: La Habra City Clerk, 110 E. La Habra Boulevard, for claims against the city

Government claims: The State of California for Whittier Boulevard, Beach Boulevard, and Imperial Highway

Government claims: The school district for school claims

Legal guides

Answers to questions La Habra clients ask.

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Car accidentsWhat to Do After a Car Accident in Orange County8 min read Dog bitesWhat to Do After a Dog Bite in Orange County8 min read Government claimsWhen Is a Government Claim Required After an Injury in Orange County?14 min read Brain injuryHow Do Brain Injury Claims Work in California?11 min read

Common questions

Questions from La Habra clients.

Which court would a La Habra injury case be filed in?

Usually the Orange County Superior Court, which hears civil cases at the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana. But a lawsuit may be filed in the county where the injury happened or where a defendant lives (Code of Civil Procedure section 395(a)), so an injury on the Los Angeles County side of the line can mean a Los Angeles County court. La Habra’s criminal and traffic cases go to the North Justice Center in Fullerton.

I hit my head in a La Habra crash or fall. What should I do?

Get medical care first. The CDC lists danger signs that need emergency care right away, such as a headache that gets worse and does not go away or repeated vomiting, and it notes that a mild brain injury or concussion can be present even when tests do not show it. Providence St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton and UCI Health — Placentia Linda in Placentia are among the hospitals in nearby cities. Keep every record, and ask family or coworkers to note changes in memory, mood, or concentration.

A dog bit me in La Habra. Who takes the report?

La Habra runs its own animal control unit inside the police department, not OC Animal Care, so report the bite to La Habra Police Department Animal Control. Under Civil Code section 3342, a dog’s owner is liable for bite injuries suffered in a public place or while lawfully on private property, even if the dog never bit anyone before. Get medical care, photograph the wounds, and get the owner’s name and insurance information.

How long do I have to bring a claim?

Generally two years from the injury to file a lawsuit (Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1). If the City of La Habra, the State, or a school district may be responsible — a city street, a state route such as Whittier Boulevard, a campus — a written government claim is generally due within six months (Government Code section 911.2). Claims against a doctor or hospital follow a separate rule with its own time limits (Code of Civil Procedure section 340.5).

This page provides general information, not legal advice. A consultation is needed to evaluate the facts, deadlines, parties, and law that may apply to a specific matter.

Sources

Official sources.

The figures and rules of law on this page come from these official sources.

Practice areas

Cases Kyle Scott Law handles for La Habra clients.

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Car AccidentsKyle Scott Law represents people hurt in car, truck, motorcycle, rideshare, and pedestrian crashes across Orange County, from an office in Tustin.Slip & FallKyle Scott Law represents people hurt in slip, trip, and fall accidents across Orange County, from wet store floors and broken stairs to lifted sidewalks and parking lots.Traumatic Brain InjuryKyle Scott Law represents people across Orange County who suffered a traumatic brain injury, from a concussion with lasting symptoms to a skull fracture or bleeding on the brain, in a crash, fall, sports accident, or school incident caused by someone else.Pedestrian AccidentsRepresentation for people struck by a car, truck, or rideshare vehicle while walking in Orange County, in a crosswalk, at an intersection, in a parking lot, or mid-block, including hit-and-run and dangerous-road claims.