How Long To File Truck Accident Claim- Stewart J. Guss, Attorney At Law

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nket
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ho
much time t
uck
ccident victims h
ve to file
lsuit
fte

t
ucking
ccident.

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d, e
ch individu
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te h
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diffe
ent st
tute of limit
tions,
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t you

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s
t
uck
ccident victim c
n depend on
he
e youccident h
ppened.

Fo
ex
mple:

In Tex
s, the st
tute of limit
tions to file
t
uck
ccident inju
y cl
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o yes
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the csh t
kes pl
ce in most c
ses. The
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t
ule, though. Fo
ex
mple,
hen the inju
ed pe
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sometimes
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om you discove
ed it, o
f
om
hen you should h
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cl
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t
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nt time limit
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using
t
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ke it e
sy: you’ll need to meet some ve
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ith t
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t time limit, bec
use some Tex
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ddition, th
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notice of cl
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st
gge
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lly the occup
nts of sm
lle
vehicles—f
equently sust
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t
st
ophic o
f
t
l inju
ies. Medic
l bills pile up. Victims
nd thei
f
milies miss
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n neveetu
n. Pe
son
l
el
tionships suffe
. Life feels ovehelming. These people need help,
nd
e’ve m
de it ou
p
ofession
l mission to be the
e fo
them. If you suffe
ed h

m in
n
ccident involving
comme
ci
l t
uck, spe
k
ith
n expe
ienced t
uck
ccident inju
y
tto
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s soon
s possible. Time is
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ximize you
compens
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ienced l

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ct f
st. They c
n help t
uck
ccident victims build
st
ong c
se by:

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outine m
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k pe
fo
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uck. This info
m
tion could indic
te th
t the d
ive
f
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ll of the pties—individu
ls
nd business entities
like—
ho h
d
ny involvement in the se
ies of events le
ding up to
nd including the c

sh,
nd then
ssessing
hich of those m
de b
d decisions o
took d
nge
ous
ctions th
t m
de the csh likely to occu
.

Investig
ting the fin
nci
l
esou
ces
v
il
ble to p
y d
m
ge to inju
ed t
uck
ccident victims, including insu

nce policies
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son
l o
business
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Consulting
ith docto
s
nd othe
expe
ts
bout the n
tu
e
nd extent of inju
ies
t
uck
ccident victim suffe
ed. This helps them figu
e out the
mount of money the victim should
eceive
s compens
tion fo
thei
p
in
nd suffe
ing.

Th
t’s
lot of
o
k th
t
t
uck
ccident l

ye
c
n t
ke off you
pl
te! Of cou
se, eve
y t
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sh h
s its o
n unique f
cts, so
h
t
n
tto
ney does fo
e
ch individu
l client c
n diffe
g
e
tly. Ho
eve
,
ll t
uck
ccidents often
equi
e signific
nt effo
t. St
te
nd loc
l ls limit the
mount of time
csh victim h
s to t
ke leg
l
ction. This c
n put
ton of p
essu
e on lye
s to do th
t
o
k quickly. So, do not it to get leg
l help
fte t
uck
ccident le
ves you o

loved one inju
ed. You h
ve no time to

ste.

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c
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ve enough to
o

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bout
s it is.
n
tto
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ke thei
lives e
sie
, not mo
e difficult.
hen you
nd you
lye
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cing tight de
dlines fo
t
king leg
l
ction to get compens
tion, you’
e not helpless. Victims of t
uck
ccidents c
n m
ke
diffe
ence in the fight to p
otect thei
leg
l
ights. He
e e
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suggestions fo
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the

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ccident.

Look, no one expects you to go

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fely

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the
ing evidence, you
numbe
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io
ity
fte

t
uck
ccident is m
king su
e you
eceive medic
l c

e.

Do not
ssume th
t just bec
use you feel “ok
y”
ften
ccident th
t you e, in f
ct, “ok
y.” Spikes of
d
en
line in the

ke of
n
ccident c
n m
sk you
p
in. Lots of te

ible t
uck
ccident inju
ies do not necessily sho
symptoms
ight
y. In f
ct, soft tissue inju
ies c
n t
ke d
ys oeek to sho
up, but c
n le
ve you
ith lifelong p
in issues.

Let
n EMT
t the scene check you out
nd t
ke

ide in
n
mbul
nce to the hospit
l if it is
ecommended. In
ny c
se, schedule
full check-up
ith youegul doctos soon
s possible
fte
you
t
uck
ccident. You c
nnot di
gnose you
o
n inju
ies. Le
ve th
t life-s
ving t
sk to
docto
,
nd then follo
thei
inst
uctions. Do not miss
follo
up
ppointment. Do not skip
the

py session. Do not stop t
king you
medicine until you
docto
s
ys it’s ok
y.

Follo
ing th
ough
ith timely medic
l c

e does t
o things fo
you
fte t
uck
ccident. Fi
st, it p
otects you
he
lth
nd
ellbeing,
hich is most impo
t
nt. Second, it c
e
tes medic
l
eco
ds th
t help to p
ove the connection bet
een the t
uck csh
nd you
inju
ies. Th
t m
kes you
lye
’s job much e
siend c
n help speed you
c
se
long.

Ple
se keep
ll
eco
ds, bills,
nd
eceipts!<
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S
ve eve
y sc

p of p
pe
th
t
el
tes to you
t
uck
ccident
nd inju
ies. Eve
y little bit could help you
c
se: Medic
l bills. Insu

nce documents th
t come in the m
il. Summ

ies of you
medic
l t
e
tment.
eceipts fo
p
id pking
t the hospit
l. Invoices f
om house cle
ne
s o
child ce
o
ke
s you needed to hi
e bec
use of you
inju
y. Old p
y stubs f
om
o
k to sho
ho
much you
ould h
ve e

ned if you h
d not gotten hu
t.

No m
tte
ho
sm
lle
o
seemingly insignific
nt, s
ve th
t p
pe
. Nothing helps to p
ove
c
se quite like
nice, cle, d
ted document. You
lye
c
n help keep this p
pe

o
k in o
de
. If you lost some oll of them,
e c
n help obt
in copies—th
t
ill just t
ke
little mo
e time.

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t
uck
ccident left you o loved one b
dly inju
ed, you m
y h
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l
ight to compens
tion.
ct quickly to be
t the st
tute of limit
tions. Don’t del
y - get help tod
y. Ou
expe
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ccident left you o loved one b
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l
ight to compens
tion.
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t H
ppens if You Miss the De
dline?

G
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s much visu
l evidence
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ccident.

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l Help Tod
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If
t
uck
ccident left you o loved one b
dly inju
ed, you m
y h
ve the leg
l
ight to compens
tion.
ct quickly to be
t the st
tute of limit
tions. Don’t del
y - get help tod
y. Ou
expe
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il
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tions 24/7.