Los Alamitos Personal Injury Attorney

How the firm helps in Los Alamitos

Los Alamitos injuries happen on the county line, where the 605 meets Katella Avenue.

Los Alamitos borders Long Beach, in Los Angeles County, and the 605 runs through the city, meeting Katella Avenue. A lawsuit for injury 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 in Los Alamitos can be filed in the Orange County Superior Court, and an injury in Long Beach can be filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. The claims that follow are freeway and arterial collisions, falls at businesses and public places, and the brain injuries that can come with them.

Kyle J. Scott, admitted to the State Bar of California in 1991, founded Kyle Scott Law in 2003. The firm’s only office is in Tustin; it represents Los Alamitos clients from there, and also people hurt in nearby Cypress and La Palma and across the county line in Long Beach. 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.

Interstate 605 and Katella Avenue

The California Highway Patrol’s Westminster Area office, whose patrol area includes the 605, investigates freeway crashes. Freeway crashes often involve several vehicles and insurers, so the report and vehicle data are requested early.

Los Alamitos Boulevard and the police report

The Los Alamitos Police Department investigates crashes on Los Alamitos Boulevard, Katella Avenue, and other city streets. Collision reports are requested online, and attorneys and insurers need the client’s written authorization.

Joint Forces Training Base and Laurel Park

Joint Forces Training Base – Los Alamitos, a military reserve training center, is in the city, and Laurel Park is on Bloomfield Street. A claim against the city or the Los Alamitos Unified School District generally must be presented within six months (Government Code § 911.2).

Dog bites in Los Alamitos

OC Animal Care serves Los Alamitos and takes bite reports. Under Civil Code § 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.

Cases the firm reviews

Common Los Alamitos injury matters.

Car, truck, motorcycle, and rideshare collisions on the 605, Katella, and Los Alamitos Boulevard

Falls and unsafe-property injuries at businesses and public places

Traumatic brain injuries after any of the above

Dog bites and animal attacks in Los Alamitos neighborhoods and parks

Injuries across the county line in Long Beach, where a Los Angeles County court may apply

Courts, hospitals, and reports

Where a Los Alamitos 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: West Justice Center — 8141 13th Street, Westminster, where Los Alamitos’s criminal and traffic cases are filed (a charge against the other driver, for example)

Where cases are filed: For an injury in Long Beach, the Superior Court of Los Angeles County

Where people are treated: UCI Health — Los Alamitos, Katella Avenue

Reports and agencies: Los Alamitos Police Department for collisions on city streets

Reports and agencies: California Highway Patrol, Westminster Area, for the 605

Reports and agencies: OC Animal Care for bite reports (the city contracts with it)

Legal guides

Answers to questions Los Alamitos 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 Los Alamitos clients.

Where would a Los Alamitos injury case be filed?

A lawsuit for injury may be filed in the county where the injury happened or the county where a defendant lives (Code of Civil Procedure section 395(a)). An injury in Los Alamitos can be filed in the Orange County Superior Court, which hears civil cases at the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana; an injury in Long Beach can be filed in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Los Alamitos’s criminal and traffic cases are filed at the West Justice Center in Westminster.

How do I get the police report for a Los Alamitos crash?

It depends on where the crash happened. The Los Alamitos Police Department handles collisions on city streets; traffic collision reports are requested online, and attorneys and insurers need their client’s written authorization. Crashes on the 605 are handled by the California Highway Patrol’s Westminster Area office. Either way, keep the report number you were given at the scene.

A dog bit me in Los Alamitos. Who takes the report?

Los Alamitos is served by OC Animal Care, so report a bite to OC Animal Care through its online bite reporting form or its rabies control desk. Under California 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 and the owner’s name and insurance information.

I hit my head in a Los Alamitos 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. A nearby hospital is UCI Health — Los Alamitos on Katella Avenue. Keep every record, and ask family or coworkers to note changes in memory, mood, or concentration, because a brain injury claim depends on documenting them over time.

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 Los Alamitos, the State, or a school district may be responsible — a city street, a freeway, 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 Los Alamitos 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.Dog BitesKyle Scott Law represents adults and children hurt in dog bites and dog attacks across Orange County, claims that are often paid by the owner’s homeowner’s or renter’s insurance.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.