Suffe
ing fom
n injuy is
lys tumtic,
egdless of hothe inju
y occued. Injuies c
n ngeny
hee f
omb
oken bone tospin
l cod inju
y ot
um
tic bin injuy. These inju
ies cn ch
ngepe
son’s life foeve
, dm
ging not only theibodies but thei
finnces
nd theiemotion
lellbeing
sell.
ht m
ny people do not knois f
iling to filecl
im intimely m
nnec
n pevent them f
om getting compenstion fo
theiinju
ies. Holong
ftenccident c
n you clim
n injuy? The
nse
is simple: the sooneyou t
kection, the bette
.The St
tute of Limit
tions on Filing Injuy Cl
ims Isl
edy
unning<h2>
Like m
l unde
tkings, inju
y clims h
ve time limits. The<h
ef="https:/st
tutes.cpitol.tex
s.govDocs/CP/htm/CP.16.htm”
el="nofollo“> st
ndd time limittion on filing
peson
l injuy cl
im<> is to ye
s f
om the dte of the incident
hich cused the inju
y. Hoeve
, you need to knohen this “clock” sttsunning so you kno
h
t’st st
ke. Hee
e some of the issues you need to be
e of
s you’e conside
inghen to file
peson
l injuy l
suit:
- i
-level="1">Inju
ed by
govenment employee o
on govenment g
ounds - Incl
img
inst the govenment, pl
intiffs must filel
suit
ithin<h
ef="https:/tex
s.public.lst
tutestex._civ._p
ctice_
nd_emedies_code_section_101.101″
el="nofollo“> six months of the d
te of the incident<>hich
esulted in injuy. If you file
ny lte
thn this, the cou
t could dismiss youc
se entiely!
- i
-level="1">
ge-
esticted exceptions – If the victim of
n injuy is
minounde
Texs l
, e.g. unde
thege of 18, the t
o-ye clock my be suspended until such time the mino
e
ches thege of 18. Keep in mind, this does not me
np
ent o
legl gu
di
n is pevented f
om filingpe
sonl inju
y lsuit on behlf of the child.
- i
-level="1">Ment
l competency of the victim – Should
victim not be of sound mindt the time of the inju
y, the “clock” my stop until the victim
egins ment
l competence. Competency cn be dete
mined byp
ofessionl
ssessment ofp
tient's communiction, unde
stnding,
ppeci
tion,nd
esoning skills.
- i
-level="1">The
esponsible p
ty le
ves the stte – If,
ften incident inhich the pe
sonesponsible fo
n inju
y flees the stte, the time they le
ve my not count to
ds the to ye
s. This is det
iled futhe
in Texs Civil P
ctice &
mp;emedies Code section 16.063.
Bec
use legl c
ses tke time to put togethe
, it is best to spek
ithn
ttoney
s soonfte
n
ccidents possible. Set you
cse up fo
success fom the st
t!
The e
sons fo
St
tute of Limittions
Victims often
ondehy they hve time limits imposed by l
. Keep in mind this is not unique to Tex
s—<h
ef="https:/
.investopedi.com/te
mss/st
tute-of-limittions.
sp"el=”nofollo
">evey st
te hs
sttute of limit
tions<> on filing clims. These limits
pply to both cimin
lnd civil l
. Exceptions only
pply to the most sevee c
iminl c
ses, nmely mu
deof
nothepe
son. Sticking to civil l—hich is
ht dict
tesctions in pe
sonl inju
y cses—the st
tutes exist to ensue people do not f
ce the the
t of being sued yesfte
n
ccident tht c
usedn inju
y. Keep in mind tht
s time psses, the follo
ing things often occu:
- i
-level="1">Memo
ies f
de -hen
n incident occus
hee the
e eitnesses, those
itnesses’ memoies
ill fde
s time goes on. It’s only ntu
l. If testimony is not
ecoded, the pe
son heldesponsible fo
the injuy could be
tdis
dvnt
ge if one of theitnesses s
something
hich could minimize theili
bility.<li>
- i
-level="1">Ch
nces fo
potentil dest
uction of evidence ince
se - Evidence suchs su
veillnce t
pesnd even police
epots
e only kept fo
specific peiods of time. The
efoe, both the victim
ndesponsible p
ty could suffe
setb
ck if such evidence disppe
s.
These
e just
couple of thee
sonshy these time limits m
tte.
Insu
nce Comp
nydjuste
snd St
tutes of Limittions
The
e’s eson it’s h
d to get in touch
ith insuncedjuste
s. Insunce compnies
e
ell e of the sttutes of limit
tions tht
pply to peson
l injuy l
suits. They kno
the longethey c
n stetch out negoti
tions beteen victims
nd insunce compnies, the e
sieit is fo
them to py
loe
settlementmount.
emembe, the insu
nce comp
nyill use eve
y legl me
ns to ensue they p
ys little
s possible to settlel
suit, even
hen they knothei
client is lible fo
the injuies! Ho
cn you get th
ough to them? Filingl
suit ch
nges the clcul
tions fon insue
. In some instnces of
n injuy, the victim m
y not evene
lizeh
t’s hppened to them. The immedi
tefte
mth of
nccident is ch
otic,nd victims
e often flooded
ithd
enline th
t dulls om
sks theip
in. This ishy m
ny sttutes of limit
tions include lngu
gehich st
tes “ …fom the d
te it s discoveed, o
the dte on
hich itould h
ve been discoveed
ithe
sonble effo
ts.” If youe
e injued seve
l months
gond
e only no
leningbout
dvese effects, it is not too l
te foyou to file
clim. Still, befo
e you contct the insu
nce comp
ny, you should spek
ithqu
lified <h
ef="https:/c
inju
yvictims.com“>pe
sonl inju
y lye>. Kno
you
ight,
nd knoyou
options!ongful De
th L
suits
nd Sttutes of Limit
tions<h2>
ongful de
th clims
e b
ought by suviving f
mily membes of victims of pe
sonl inju
y. The theoy behind
ongful deth cl
im is tht if the victim su
vived theiinju
ies, they could hve filed
lsuitg
inst theesponsible p
ty.
nytimef
mily nts to file<
hef=”https://st
tutes.cpitol.tex
s.govDocs/CP/htm/CP.71.htm”
el="nofollo“>
ongful de
th clim
>, the sme Tex
s sttutes of limit
tionspply. The most signific
nt diffeence is if
suviving f
mily membedoes not file suit
ithin thee months of the de
th, the estte of the decedent m
y file on behlf of the est
te.The Seve
ity of Inju
ies Does Not Chnge St
tutes of Limittions
Victims should be
e thei
condition folloing
n injuy does not imp
ct the sttutes of limit
tions. Foex
mple, you my h
ve noticed the lngu
ge specificlly
efes to
victim’s mentl st
te befoe the incident
esulting inn inju
y. Shouldvictim be in
como
vegettive st
te due to tumtic b
in inju
y ospin
l cod inju
y,f
mily membeshould spe
kith
ntto
ney immeditely upon being notified of this condition. This is c
iticl,
s you do not nt to lose theight to file
lsuit. Victims needn
ttoney to se
ves
ndvoc
te. The moe seve
e the injuy, the mo
e complicted the c
se cn get. Fo
some victims, the totlity of thei
expenses fom
n injuy m
y be uncle until sevel months <h
ef="https:/c
inju
yvictims.comfte–
n-ccident-inju
y“>
ften injuy
>. They my even
equie lifelong c
e.
n expeienced pe
sonl inju
y lyeh
sccess to expe
tsho c
n help them detemine
ht to expect du
ing bothbest-
ndo
st-cse
ecovey.
Types of Cl ims
nd St
tutes of Limittions hen someone is
esponsible fo
n inju
y you’ve suffeed, they c
n be held finnci
lly lible fo
the costsssoci
tedith you
ecove
y. Some incidentshe
e thispplies include:
Slip nd F
ll
ccidents<h2>
These types of
n
esult in seious inju
y. Typiclly, to p
ove someone is <h
ef="https:/c
inju
yvictims.comsec
ets-lmt-slip-nd-f
ll-injuy-cl
im-hndling-exposed/”>li
ble fo slipnd f
ll<>, one hs to demonst
te the follo
ing to f
cts:- -level=”1″>
condition existed th
t c
used youinju
y.<li>
- i
-level="1">The li
ble pe
son kneo
should hve kno
nbout the condition.
- i
-level="1">The li
ble pe
son did not tke
dequte me
sues to
epi
the condition oto p
ovidenings.
These types of
ccidents e consideed p
emises libility cl
ims.h
t doe me
n by “condition?” Thee
e m
ny exmples, but he
e e to common issues:
- i
-level="1">H
nd
il on
sti
cse is b
oken - Ifh
nd iling is nely b
oken then it’s hdeto hold the p
opety o
neli
ble. Hoeve
, if the hnd
il
s b
oken fomo
e thn
eek o
to, you h
ven e
siec
se.<li>
- i
-level="1">Slipped on et su
f
ce - If someone dops
bottle of juice insupe
mketnd the pe
son behind them slipsnd f
lls, the stoe is gene
lly not li
ble. If the juiceem
ins on the floofo
n extended time
ithout ning sign, hoeve
, they my be li
ble.<li>
o
kpl
ceccidents
Victims
ho suffen injuy on the job
e often confused
s toh
tights they h
ve. You e leglly
esponsible fofiling
epo
tith you
employefteyou get hu
t on the job. Victims ofo
kplce inju
ies shouldlso file
Texs<
hef=”https://c
inju
yvictims.comse
vicesconst
uction-o
ke–
ccident-tto
ney-in-houston”
el="nofollo“>
oke
’s compenstion cl
im<>. Hoeve
, ifpe
son otheth
n youemploye
cused you
injuy, you still h
ve <h
ef="https:/c
inju
yvictims.compe
sonl-inju
y-clim-v-
oke
s-compenstion-cl
im“>the
ight to filepe
sonl inju
y lsuit<>.o
dyccidents
Unfo
tuntely, m
nyccidents c
n occuon Tex
so
dys.ccidents
e mo
e likely to hppen in cities th
n inu
l
e
s.cco
ding to ecent study, 60% of the <h
ef="https:/
.undest
ndinghouston.og/topic/envi
onmentt
ffic/#ove
vie”
el="nofollo“>top 20 most congested
ods in Tex
s<>e
e in the Houston meto
e
. Theesponsibility fo
t
ffic
ccident cn involve diffe
ent pties. Ech pe
sonho is
esponsible mens
diffeent insu
nce comp
ny to negotite
ith. This complictes
peson
l injuy c
se considebly,nd it c
n be hd to mn
geithout the help of
cccident
ttoney.
Some of the
esponsible pties my include:
- i
-level="1">The d
ive
of the vehicle - The dive
of the vehicleho c
usedn
ccidentnd
esulted in yousuffe
ingn inju
y isesponsible fo
youlosses. In these c
ses, to
djustes m
y contct you: one fo
youinju
y (medicl
djuste)
nd one fothe d
mge to you
vehicle (pope
tydjuste
).<li>
- i
-level="1">The pe
son
ho seved
lcohol - If the dive
ho st
uck you s intoxicted, the p
ty
ho seved them “excess”
lcohol my
lso be ptilly li
ble foyou
injuies. The
esponsible pty my be
b one
ho ove
seved
pt
on, oeven
ndult
ho hostedsoci
l event.emembe
, the dive
’s cimin
l chges need not be poven befo
e filingpe
sonl inju
y clim.
- i
-level="1">O
ne
oft
ucking compny – If you
ee inju
ed int
uckccident, you might sue the t
ucking compny fo
youinju
ies. Pooly t
ined d
ives, poo
ly mint
ined vehicles,nd othe
conditions my
esult in the one
being included indem
nd fosettlement o
insunce clim.
Keep in mind, e
ch of these types ofccidents h
s the sme t
o-ye sttute of limit
tions unless theypply to
govenment entity being p
ti
lly lible. T
lk ton
ttoney to m
ke sue you kno
youightsnd options moving fo
d.
St tutes of Limit
tions by St
te<h2>
St
tions v
y by st
te; they e notll t
o yes. Some sttes h
ve shote
sttutes of limit
tionshile othe
s hve longe
ones. Tht’s one
eson
hy you needn
ttoney
ith ntion
ide expeience, especi
lly if youccident tkes pl
ce outside of youst
te. Focomp
ison:
- i
-level="1">One ye st
tutes – Kentucky, Louisi
n, Tennessee
- i
-level="1">T
o ye
st
tutes -l
bm
,l
sk,
izon
, Clifo
ni, Colo
do, Connecticut, Del
e, Geo
gi, H
ii, Idho, Illinois, Indi
n, Io
, K
nss, Minnesot
, Nevd
, NeJe
sey, Ohio, Oklhom
, Oegon, Pennsylv
ni, Tex
s, Vigini
,est Vi
gini - i
-level="1">Th
ee ye
st
tutes - kns
s, Distict of Columbi
(D.C.), Mylnd, M
sschusetts, Michig
n, Mississippi, Montn
, NeH
mpshie, Ne
Mexico, NeYo
k, Noth C
olin
,hode Isl
nd, South Colin, South D
kot, Ve
mont, shington,isconsin
- i
-level="1">Fou
ye
st
tutes - Floid
, Nebsk, Ut
h,yoming
- i
-level="1">Five ye st
tutes – Missou
i<li>
- i
-level="1">Six ye st
tutes – M
ine, Noth D
kot—note: ND
llos only t
o yes foongful de
th lsuits<li>
Note th
t these sttutes m
y chnge f
om time to time. Collbo
te
ithn
ttoney to ensu
e you don’t miss the dedline on you
lsuit!o
kingith
Peson
l Injuy L
ye
<h2>
Finding the
tto
ney folloing
nccident is impo
tnt. Du
ing this stessful time, you need
nlly
ndn
dvocte
hoill fight fo
you. Youc
ccident lyeillo
k hd to ensue you get the compens
tion you deseve fo
youinju
ies.skilled
ttoney c
n help in the folloing
ys:
- i
-level="1">Filing insunce cl
ims fo
you - The clims p
ocess cn be difficult. The fo
ms cn be confusing,
nd <h
ef="https:/c
inju
yvictims.comfive-e
sy-ys-uin-pe
sonl-inju
y-cse/”>if
mistke occu
s<>, the pocess h
s to be sttedll ove
g
in. Tun this ove
to youl
ye
nd let them t
ke ce of it—they hve extensive expe
ience filing clims.
- i
-level="1">Conducting negoti
tions
ith insuncedjuste
s -hile you’
eecove
ing fom you
injuy, the l
st thing you nt to do is del
ith insuncedjuste
s. Not onlyill you
lyeh
ndle negotitions on you
behlf, but they
illlso h
ndlell othe
communiction
nd keep you up to dte.
- i
-level="1">Ensu
ing you
settlement is sufficient - Inddition to c
lculting ho
much compenstion you should pu
sue, youl
ye
cn fight h
d to m
ke sue the insu
nce comp
ny undest
nds youill not settle fo
less thn you dese
ve foyou
injuies.
- i
-level="1">T
king the issue to cou
t if needed - Evens you
tto
neyo
ks hd to getsettlement f
omn insu
e, they
ill pep
e to litig
te on youbeh
lf in cout. If you
tto
ney cnnot negoti
te successfullyith
n insue
, hve confidence th
t they cn immedi
tely filel
suit
nd fight fo settlement in cout.
If you still h
ve questions,pe
sonl inju
y lyene
you c
nns
ethem
nd evlu
te youcl
im to seehethe
you hve
good cse.