How soon do I need to bring a case after a bicyclist accident?
If you are an adult, you have two years from the date of the accident to bring a case except on rare occasions in which there is delayed discovery. However, if a public entity is in any way at fault for the accident, the claim against the public entity must be brought within six months. The same rules would apply if your child was killed in an accident. If your child was injured in a bicyclist accident, he or she has until the child’s 19th birthday to bring an action. However, it is generally wise to not wait very long to bring a case because evidence will be lost and the cast may become more difficult to prove. Further even children are required to bring claims against government entities within 6 months (usually extended to one year).
