Santa Clarita Personal Injury & Workers' Compensation Lawyers
Nordanyan Law represents injured workers and accident victims throughout Santa Clarita — from the Valencia warehouses and studios to the 5 and 14 freeway corridors. With over $150 million recovered, we provide aggressive representation at no cost unless we win.
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Santa Clarita workers' compensation and injury claims: quick answers
- Where your workers' comp case is heard
- Workers' compensation claims from Santa Clarita are heard at the WCAB Van Nuys district office, 6150 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 105, Van Nuys, CA 91401. Nordanyan Law files and appears there on your behalf, so you do not need to go.
- Deadline to report a work injury
- In California you must report a work injury to your employer within 30 days, and file a workers' compensation claim within one year of the injury (Labor Code § 5400 and § 5405). Missing the 30-day report can cost you benefits, so report it even if you are unsure how badly you are hurt.
- Deadline to file an injury lawsuit
- A California personal injury lawsuit must generally be filed within two years of the injury (Code of Civil Procedure § 335.1). A claim against a city, county, or state agency must be presented within six months (Government Code § 911.2), which is the deadline people miss most often.
- What it costs
- Nothing upfront. Nordanyan Law handles Santa Clarita personal injury cases on contingency, and the workers' compensation fee is paid out of the recovery only if the case succeeds. The consultation is free.
- Languages
- Nordanyan Law handles cases in English, Spanish, and Armenian, with attorneys and staff who speak all three — not an interpreter line.
- Do you have to come in
- No. Nordanyan Law handles the consultation, document signing, and the entire Santa Clarita case by phone, text, email, and video. The firm's only office is in Van Nuys, and most clients never visit it.
Serving Injured Santa Clarita Workers & Accident Victims
Santa Clarita sits at the junction of the 5 and 14 freeways in northern LA County, with an economy built on logistics and warehousing, retail, healthcare, film production, and tourism around Six Flags Magic Mountain. The heavy truck traffic moving through the 5 corridor makes for dangerous roads.
The 5 freeway through Santa Clarita — and the 5/14 interchange — carries relentless truck traffic and is a frequent site of serious car and truck collisions. Injured victims are often treated at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital. We pursue every coverage layer and handle your medical liens from start to finish.
Santa Clarita's economy runs on logistics and entertainment. The Valencia industrial and distribution corridor holds a large concentration of warehouses and fulfilment operations, and warehouse work produces the highest volume of serious workers' compensation claims we see anywhere: forklift and pallet-jack incidents, falling stock, injuries from repetitive lifting and overhead reaching, and the cumulative back and shoulder trauma that comes from years of it. Six Flags Magic Mountain is one of the largest single employers in the valley, with a workforce spanning ride operations, maintenance, food service, and grounds, and a distinct set of hazards around mechanical systems and constant public contact. Film production ranches around the outskirts add set construction, rigging, and stunt-adjacent work. Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital and College of the Canyons round out the largest employers, and the retail and restaurant sector across Valencia and Newhall employs a very large service workforce.
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Valencia is the only hospital in the Santa Clarita Valley and takes essentially every serious injury in the area, including trauma from the 5 and the 14. Get your emergency department records from that first visit — with the whole valley funnelling through one hospital, those records are usually the complete picture of your initial injuries and they establish the date, which is what an insurer will contest. In a workers' compensation claim your employer's insurer generally directs your treating physician for the first 30 days through its Medical Provider Network. You can predesignate your own doctor in writing before an injury, and you can request a change after 30 days.
Which Workers' Comp Board Hears a Santa Clarita Claim
California assigns workers' compensation cases to a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board district office based on the ZIP code where the injury happened. For Santa Clarita, that is the WCAB Van Nuys district office.
WCAB Van Nuys
6150 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 105
Van Nuys, CA 91401
(818) 901-5367
You almost certainly will not go there. Nordanyan Law files the paperwork, appears at hearings and conferences, and handles depositions on your behalf. Most Santa Clarita clients resolve an entire workers' compensation case without ever setting foot in a board office. Office assignments can change, so if you want to confirm yours, the state publishes a ZIP lookup at dir.ca.gov — or call us and we will check it for you.
What To Do in the First 48 Hours in Santa Clarita
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Get medical attention the same day. Warehouse and lifting injuries in particular get worked through rather than reported, and the gap between the injury and the first medical record is the single most effective argument an insurer has against a back claim.
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Report a work injury to your supervisor in writing and ask for a DWC-1 claim form. California allows 30 days under Labor Code § 5400, and your employer must give you the form within one working day of learning about it.
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If your back or shoulder pain built up over months of repetitive work rather than starting with one incident, that is a cumulative trauma claim and it is compensable. Report it as soon as you connect it to your job — the clock generally runs from when you knew or should have known it was work-related.
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After a collision, note that Santa Clarita contracts its policing to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department rather than running a city police force, so it is the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station that responds on surface streets. The CHP handles the 5, the 14, and the interchange between them.
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If a commercial truck was involved, photograph the company name and USDOT number on the door. The 5 corridor carries constant freight traffic, and identifying the motor carrier is what determines whose insurance actually covers a serious collision.
Personal Injury Lawyers in Santa Clarita
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Why Santa Clarita Clients Choose Nordanyan Law
No Fee Unless We Win
You pay nothing upfront. Our fee comes from your settlement — if we don't win, you don't pay.
Bilingual Team
Our attorneys and staff speak English, Spanish, and Armenian to serve our diverse community.
$150M+ Recovered
We have the track record to prove we deliver results. Our aggressive approach maximizes your recovery.
7,500+ Clients
Thousands of injured workers and accident victims across Southern California have trusted us.
Direct Attorney Access
You work directly with your attorney — not a paralegal or case manager. Your calls get returned.
Local Knowledge
We know Santa Clarita's courts, judges, and the insurance adjusters who operate here.
Directions from Santa Clarita
Our Van Nuys office is conveniently accessible from Santa Clarita via major freeways.
Results for Santa Clarita Area Clients
$5,500,000
Workers' Compensation
$2,245,735
Workers' Compensation
$1,495,206
Workers' Compensation
Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. See methodology.
Santa Clarita Frequently Asked Questions
I was injured at a Valencia warehouse or distribution center. Am I covered?
Yes. Warehouse and logistics workers face high rates of injuries from forklifts, falling objects, repetitive lifting, and overexertion — all covered under California workers' compensation regardless of fault. If defective equipment or a third party contributed, you may also have a personal injury claim. We'll evaluate every angle for free.
How dangerous is the 5 freeway through Santa Clarita?
The 5 corridor and the 5/14 interchange carry heavy truck traffic moving freight north and south, and truck collisions there tend to cause severe injuries. These cases often involve multiple liable parties — the driver, the trucking company, and others — and we know how to investigate and pursue each one.
Where are Santa Clarita workers' comp claims heard?
At the WCAB Van Nuys district office, where our team appears regularly. We handle all filings, hearings, and depositions on your behalf so you don't have to navigate the system alone.
I was injured at a Valencia warehouse or distribution centre. Am I covered?
Yes. California workers' compensation covers warehouse and logistics workers for forklift and equipment incidents, falling stock, injuries from repetitive lifting and overhead reaching, and cumulative back and shoulder trauma built up over time — all regardless of who was at fault. If defective equipment or another company operating on the site contributed, you may also have a separate third-party personal injury claim, which matters because workers' compensation never pays for pain and suffering and a third-party claim does. Many warehouse workers are employed through staffing agencies, which affects who the claim runs against; bring your paystub to the consultation.
Who responds to a car accident in Santa Clarita, and does it matter?
Santa Clarita does not have its own police department — it contracts with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, so the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station handles collisions on city surface streets while the CHP covers the 5, the 14, and the interchange. It matters only because knowing which agency responded tells you where to request the report, and the report number is one of the first things we need. If you were injured by a county vehicle or by a dangerous road condition on a county-maintained road, the six-month government claim deadline under Government Code § 911.2 applies instead of the usual two years.