PERSONAL INJURY LAWSUITS - STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

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PERSONAL INJURY LAWSUITS
- STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
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Statute of Limitations

• One issue that is crucial to understand in a
  personal injury lawsuit is the amount of time you
  have to file a lawsuit after you have been
  injured
• Every State imposes a time limit. This is
  generally called the Statute of Limitations

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• In many States, an injured party has two years
  from the date of the injury to file a lawsuit in
  the states civil court system
• Its important to understand and adhere to this
  rule
• You should file your lawsuit before this window
  closes
• Because the court system will likely refuse to
  hear your case at any time in the future
• And your right to compensation will be lost
  forever

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EXCEPTIONAL CASES

• FIRST CASE
• When an accident or injury occurred, but the
  injured person doesnt identifies the person
  who did their, or doesnt realise the injury
• In this case the time period begin when the
  person filing suit knew that they had suffered
  harm, and the nature of that harm

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EXAMPLE

• A classic example of this rule is a medical
  malpractice claim
• In which a surgeon mistakenly leaves a medical
  tool in the abdomen of a patient, but the error
  is not discovered until years later
• The statute of limitations would not begin to run
  until the day on which the first surgeon's
  mistake was "discovered" by the patient

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• SECOND CASE
• Not every State has a two year window
• This period can range from one year to up to six
  years

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• THIRD CASE
• It is critical to understand that period can
  change depending on the type of case
• EXAMPLE
• Certain defamation cases and claims involving
  minors (persons under age 18) may be granted
  longer time limits
• While medical malpractice statutes of limitations
  may grant shorter time limits

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• FOURTH CASE
• Its critical to understand that this period can
  be changed depending on who caused your injury
• EXAMPLE
• If the injury case involves the potential
  liability of a government entity or employee
• Usually cannot simply file a lawsuit against the
  government,Instead, you need to file a formal
  claim with the governmental unit that you believe
  may be responsible for causing your injury

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CONCLUSION

• If a person has severely injured in an accident,
  if his liabilities are not fair, then it is
  better to file the claim with the help of a
  registered Personal injury lawyer to settle the
  case within the statute of limitations

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REFERENCE

• http//thelawfirm.com/statute-of
  -limitations.html

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