Experienced San Francisco Bay-Area Attorneys Represent Victims of Intentional Torts Helping You Pursue Compensation After Suffering a Nonphysical Injury. Oakland Personal Injury Lawyers offers free consultations to injured accident victims.If you were injured due to someone else's negligence, our Oakland personal injury lawyers are here to help and support you. The City of Oakland has a standard claim form that can be used for your convenience. The California Tort Claims Act allows individuals to sue the state government in limited circumstances, such as premises liability cases. You must file a claim within six months of the incident with any California State Board of Control Office or the main office in Sacramento. Have you suffered an injury due to someone's negligence? For a claim to have merit, negligence must have caused the injury or property damage to a person.