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How Long After A Car Accident Can You Claim Injury?

How Long After A Car Accident Can You Claim Injury

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tions in Tex

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son

l inju

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o (2) ye

s f

om the d

te of the incident. This is ho

long you h

ve to file

cl

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fte c

ccident in Tex

s. This holds t

ue fo

uto

ccident inju

y cl

ims filed by moto

ists, p

ssenge

s, moto

cyclists, bicyclists,

nd pedest

i

ns.

The Tex

s st

tute of limit

tions fo

p

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belongings in the

ccident — is

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ccident, you m

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nd subsequent complic

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time limit begins on the d

te of thei

de

th, not on the d

te of the

ccident. Unlike pe

son

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tute of limit

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ongful de

th cl

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n be extended up to one ye in ce

t

in complex c

ses.

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tion f

om the Gove

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gove

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y be

esponsible fo

you

c

ccident? If you

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ned p

ope

ty

nd encounte

ed missing sign

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d

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d m

inten

nce issues, you m

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s you to sue the gove

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vehicles ope

ted by gove

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fo

ccidents occu

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nment-o

ned p

ope

ty deemed h

zdous. Be

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e

e inju

ed by

gove

nment entity, the st

tute of limit

tions ch

nges.

hen seeking d

m

ges f

om the Tex

s gove

nment, you

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equi

ed to file

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om the d

y of the

ccident. Some municip

l gove

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ve even sho

te

time limits fo

p

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ex

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90 d

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to investig

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nd build

st

ong c

se th

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ching out to them one

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st

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chieve the follo

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f

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c

ccident inju

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not you

e

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ll the st

ess, p

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nd ch

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c

ccident b

ings. The choices you’

e f

ced

ith m

y seem expensive o

ovehelming,

nd

s the d

ys go by, you m

y just nt to put the

hole thing behind you. Ho

eve

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up.

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ies th

t

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s d

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nt p

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n be lost. Evidence

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n be cont

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s

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itnesses e hde

to t

ck do

n,

nd thei

testimony becomes less

eli

ble

ith the p

ss

ge of time.

ddition

lly, it becomes mo

e difficult fo

you

lye

to

ccess medic

l

eco

ds

nd othe

impo

t

nt documents to suppo

t you

c

se.

P

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c

ccident bills.

C

ccident bills c

n pile up in the blink of

n eye. If you

vehicle

s tot

led o

if you needed

su

ge

y, the expenses e only just beginning. You’ll need ent

l vehicle

s

ell

s help

ith childc

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cho

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om

o

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ccident lyeill t

ke

ll of these f

cto

s into

ccount

nd fight fo

the t

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lue of you

cl

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