CSU Pomona students hurt on campus can seek compensation for recovery costs from the California State University system. This should include full support for all medical bills.
Maison Law of Los Angeles County represents injured students and demands compensation for victims when universities are negligent in keeping them safe.
We provide a free, no-obligation consultation for all victims and their families. Contact us to set up a confidential case review to find out what an injury should be worth and how to hold universities fully responsible.
Do I Need a Lawyer After My Child Was Injured at Cal Poly Pomona?
If your child is hurt in a campus accident, but only has some minor bruises or scrapes, you might not need a lawyer’s help with your case. But if your accident involves a serious injury, like a broken arm or a Traumatic Brain Injury, and the university’s negligence is to blame, it’s smart to speak to a lawyer.
A serious injury means recovery bills will be high. It makes lawyers for CSU Pomona and their insurance providers fight harder to escape blame. A skilled California College Premises Liability Lawyer protects students from false claims that allow universities to escape liability.
A lawyer is a safeguard for your case when universities try their best to avoid liability for their negligence.
These are a few of the tactics that University Lawyers and liability insurance companies can use to rob you of support.
- Blaming an accident on students and saying they were clumsy or reckless.
- Questioning how bad the student’s injuries are as an excuse to offer them less for your medical care.
- Offering a quick settlement offer if your family doesn’t have a lawyer, hoping you don’t realize the real value of your child’s injury and case.
- Delaying a response to your child’s claim, hoping you get more and more frustrated as the medical bills come due.
- Offering you a “lowball” settlement offer, hoping you and your family are financially stressed enough to accept any amount.
- Making you face off against teams of lawyers and unhelpful insurance adjusters.
Your lawyer fully investigates what happened to your child and collects all evidence to show how the CSU was to blame. Then your lawyer gets aggressive to secure everything your child needs to rebuild their life. The settlement amount is often much more than if you decided to take on a major university yourself.
Who Is Responsible for an Accident on Campus?
California premises liability law expects government entities and publicly supported educational institutions to be responsible for the safety of all visitors and students.
School officials at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, must make sure employees are on the lookout for accident dangers at all times. They must catch the hazards school staff and crews create, and contractors working at the school. They must act to fix or repair these problems.
School officials must also monitor for hazards that careless students can create, perhaps spilled ice from a drink, that may cause an immediate slip-and-fall hazard. They are expected to get these risks cleaned up and marked with caution signs.
If college staff delays or puts off repairs or clean-ups and someone gets hurt, the school system is liable for all recovery costs.
These are just a few of the types of accident dangers that California State Universities can be financially accountable for:
- Stairwell fall hazards and unsecured railings. Unrepaired decking and platforms that need attention.
- Hallway spills and bathroom leaks leading to slip-and-fall risks.
- Parking lot potholes, landscaping obstacles, and unsafe crosswalks.
- Damaged campus sidewalks and walkways, including tree root damage, creating trip-and-fall hazards, bicycle hazards, and accessibility issues.
- Unsafe decking that’s rotting or incorrectly supported.
- Accident hazards at sporting events, rooting for the Broncos, at gyms, and in auditoriums.
- Injuries suffered while using school transportation or while on a school trip.
- Injuries suffered on field trips or off-campus study, such as trips to local farms.
- Accidents at sorority or fraternity houses and at Greek events.
- Use of unsafe machinery, tools, and hazardous substances in classrooms and labs.
- Electrical shock risks in dorms and classrooms.
- Hiring faculty and staff without proper background checks who lack certification to safely oversee students.
- Lack of safety training for staff members.
- Negligent security, such as poor lighting and a lack of security guards leading to an assault.
After a frightening accident caused by one of these hazards or any other hazards, it’s important to get evidence of what happened. Call for an ambulance if you are hurt. Then, if it’s safe and you are feeling well enough, take photos of the obstacle that caused your injury. This hazard will likely be repaired or cleaned up as soon as you leave the scene. Pictures and videos serve to show the real conditions at the time of your injury.
Always alert a campus employee and cooperate in preparing any incident report the university requires. Always get contact information from any witnesses. This evidence can truly win your case for you when fault is disputed.
Winning Support for CSU Pomona Students After an Accident
Your Los Angeles Premises Liability Lawyer will file your claim for you and make sure it includes a full list of everything you’ve been put through.
This list must be thorough, because any damage left off is something the liability insurance company for the university can ignore. It becomes your bill to pay. That’s unacceptable to Maison Law.
We demand compensation on your behalf for your economic and non-economic damages. That can include somethings you might not have known could add to your settlement check.
Economic Damages:
- The totals for your hospital care and physical therapy expenses until you are completely healed.
- The estimated costs for care in the years to come if you suffer a long-term injury or a permanent physical disability.
- Reimbursement for past and future lost income while you must miss time at a campus job.
- Reimbursement for tuition already paid if victims can’t return to class right away.
- Travel costs while making doctor’s appointments and going to see specialists. This includes the cost of shuttle services if you must be in a wheelchair or on crutches.
Non-Economic Damages:
- Support for the pain victims must endure and may continue to experience for months or years.
- Support for the emotional trauma caused by an accident and serious injury. This may include depression and anxiety as victims deal with long and difficult recoveries. The PTSD symptoms caused by a frightening accident, replaying the moment of the accident over and over in the mind, must also earn support so victims can get the help they need.
- Loss of enjoyment of life. The emotional pain of having to give up favorite hobbies and participation in activities with family and friends, temporarily or long-term. The stress of falling behind in coursework and losing contact with professors and classmates.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long do I have to file an accident claim with CSU Pomona?
The deadline for filing a personal injury claim with a public entity like California State University can come quickly. Victims will likely only have six months to file a claim. Waiting longer would usually mean victims would lose their chance to receive support. Claims filed against universities can be extremely complex and require complicated paperwork. A skilled attorney can help you meet all deadlines and satisfy all requirements, so you can win the support you need to recover.
What if I can’t afford to pay a college accident attorney?
College is expensive. Medical care is expensive. Most families and injured students won’t be left with a lot of extra money to hire legal help. The good news is that you won’t need any upfront money to hire a skilled lawyer to handle your case. Maison Law doesn’t get paid unless we win your case for you and your family. Then our fee comes out of the settlement that the school system must pay you.
Can My Family Seek Support If a University Is at Fault for a Deadly Accident?
Families who lose a loved one to a tragic accident can seek support through a wrongful death claim. A Los Angeles wrongful death lawyer can help loved ones from anywhere in the state demand justice and receive support for their funeral bills and any remaining hospital invoices. Parents must also earn support for the loss of companionship they’ll be forced to cope with in the years ahead. A compassionate lawyer can handle the frustrating battle with university attorneys while giving families time to grieve in peace.
Contact a Cal Poly Pomona Accident Attorney
Maison Law aggressively protects students and their families after an accident on a state university campus. We want to handle the frustrating negotiations with lawyers working for the California State University. Universities are quick to accept tuition checks each year, but they must also be first in line to help students who are injured on campus.
Maison Law offers a free and confidential case consultation to all victims who suffer harm on campus. Contact us today and let us answer your questions and go over the best options for holding a school or organization responsible for their negligence.
