Personal Injury Claims Against the Government

There are strict guidelines that apply when a person wishes to sue a federal, state, or local government or a government employee for personal injuries. While governmental entities enjoyed immunity from suit under common law, statutes and ordinances have been enacted to limit this immunity. However, governmental entities that allow private individuals to sue them for personal injuries have imposed rigorous notice of claim and other requirements. Types of Injuries Giving Rise to Governmental SuitA person may seek damages from a governmental entity for such things as vehicular accidents involving government vehicles, accidents such as a slip and fall on government property, injury occurring through medical malpractice in a veteran's, military, or government supported hospital, defective street signs, walkways, traffic signals, or roadways, and for violation of a person's civil rights. Read more