Administrative/Regulatory,
Government
Oct. 10, 2023
Know the rules in suits involving the Government Claims Act
The claim-presentation statutes impose on the normal requirements for filing timely lawsuits against defendants an overlay of prelitigation claim-presentation deadlines and statutes of limitations that apply only to suits against public entities and their employees. Knowledge of those statutes, and the case law interpreting them, is vital.
Daniel P. Barer
Pollak, Vida & Barer
11150 W Olympic Blvd Ste 900
Los Angeles , CA 90064
Phone: (310) 551-3400
Fax: (310) 551-1036
Email: dpb@pvandf.com
UC Hastings COL; San Francisco CA
The claim-presentation requirements of the Government Claims Act (Gov. Code, Div. 3.6, § 801 et seq.) are well known to those attorneys who defend public entities in litigation, less known to those attorneys who represent plaintiffs suing public entities, and little known to (or understood by) anyone else.
The claim-presentation statutes impose on the normal requirements for filing timely lawsuits against defendants an overlay of prelitiga...
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