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Personal injury lawyers serving Richmond
Two interstates, a bridge, and heavy industrial traffic run through Richmond. If one of them is part of your story, the case review is free — no fee unless we win.
Richmond carries more heavy traffic than almost any city its size in the East Bay. I-80 runs along its eastern edge, dense with Bay Area commuters at nearly every hour, while I-580 splits off toward the Richmond–San Rafael Bridge and the toll plaza backups that come with it. Where those freeways meet and merge, we see the classic injuries of congested interstates: chain-reaction rear-end crashes, sideswipes in the merge lanes, and collisions at the on-ramps along San Pablo Avenue and Central Avenue.
Richmond is also a working industrial city. Truck traffic serving the refinery, the Port of Richmond, and the warehouses along the shoreline moves on the Richmond Parkway and through neighborhood streets that were never designed for it. A collision with a loaded truck is a different event from a fender-bender — the injuries are usually worse, and the trucking company's insurer usually starts working the claim the same day. The injured person should not be the only one without a professional in their corner.
Oguz Injury Lawyers LLP represents injured people throughout West Contra Costa County from our Walnut Creek office. If you were hurt in Richmond — on a freeway, on San Pablo Avenue, near the BART station, anywhere — the case review is free, we speak English, Spanish, Turkish, and Mandarin Chinese, and you pay nothing unless we win.
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Courts
Contra Costa County Superior Court
Injury lawsuits arising in Richmond are filed in the Contra Costa County Superior Court, which hears civil cases in Martinez. Most claims settle without a lawsuit, but the strength of your settlement position depends on being genuinely ready to file.
Nearby hospitals
- Kaiser Permanente Richmond Medical Center
- John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek (trauma center)
- Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Berkeley
Getting your accident report
Crashes on Richmond city streets — San Pablo Avenue, Macdonald Avenue, Cutting Boulevard, the Richmond Parkway, and the neighborhood grid — are documented by the Richmond Police Department, and the report can be requested from the department once it is finalized. Crashes on I-80, I-580, or the Richmond–San Rafael Bridge are investigated by the California Highway Patrol, so those reports come from the CHP. If you are not sure which agency responded to yours, we can find out and request the report as part of a free case review.
How we can help in Richmond
Frequently asked questions
I was hit by a commercial truck near the Richmond Parkway. What should I do first?
Get medical care, and then be careful: trucking companies and their insurers often begin investigating within hours, and evidence like driver logs and onboard data can matter enormously. Do not give a recorded statement to their insurer before speaking with a lawyer. Our review is free, and early steps in a truck case are often the most important ones.
How long do I have to file an injury claim in Richmond?
Generally two years from the date of injury under California Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1. If a public entity is potentially responsible — a city vehicle, a public bus, a dangerous condition of a public road — you usually must present a government claim within six months. When in doubt, ask early rather than guessing.
Which court would hear a Richmond injury case?
The Contra Costa County Superior Court, which hears civil matters in Martinez. That is a procedural detail more than a practical worry: most injury claims settle with the insurance company before any filing, and we handle the court process for you if it comes to that.
The insurer says I was speeding, so my claim is worth less. Is that true?
Only to the extent your actions actually contributed. California's pure comparative negligence rule reduces recovery by your percentage of fault — it never zeroes out a claim just because the insurer alleges you did something wrong. Their percentage is an argument, not a fact, and it can be challenged with evidence.
Do you charge anything to look at my case?
No. The case review is free, and if we take your case we work on contingency — our fee comes out of the recovery, and if there is no recovery there is no fee. You will know the terms in writing before anything starts.
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Injured in Richmond? Talk to us first.
The case review is free and confidential, and you pay nothing unless we win. Tell us what happened, and we will tell you honestly where you stand.