Is there a statue of limitation on personal injuries from an auto accident?
Statute of limitations or no statute of limitations, the first thing you should do is seek a lawyer. Personal injury is usually done under a contingency fee (meaning you pay attorney fees only when your lawyer gets money for you) and consultation is almost always free. The lawyer will analyze your situation and determine if he wants to run your case. You just sit back, answer questions, and be as helpful as you can. Generally speaking torts based on negligence have a 3 year statute of limitation from the time of the accident, though sometimes it can be from time of discovery of injury depending on the situation. Even so, the statute of limitation defense is a defense – meaning if your opponent doesn’t raise it, it doesn’t apply. Depending on your adversary, that may or may not happen. Sometimes in the practice of law, after a summons and complaint has been served and there’s no answer for a period of time (meaning the insurance company or defendant dropped the ball), they would call th
