Personal Injury Lawsuit Deadline: How Long Do You Have?
Video Transcript
In California, the personal injury lawsuit deadline is generally 2 years from the date you knew (or should have known) you were injured. Most car crashes are straightforward because the injury date is clear, but other cases can be more complex. This article explains the 2-year rule, discovery issues, and common exceptions.
Ray Hrdlicka – Presenter – Attorneys.Media
“So that actually raises the next question. In California law, how long does someone have to be able to bring a claim?”
Andrew Dósa – Personal Injury Lawyer – Oakland, CA
“You have…you have two years from the date that you knew you got injured. With a collision, it’s pretty simple. You knew you got hit, that’s pretty straightforward. It gets a little more complicated if you have, say, a breach of contract case and you’re not sure that the other party has breached. You haven’t discovered evidence yet. You may think they breached, but you haven’t got more than a suspicion. It’s when you have a reasonable basis to say, ‘I know there has been a breach.’ At that time, the statute of limitations begins on that type of claim.”
Ray Hrdlicka – Presenter – Attorneys.Media
“What is… three years?”
Andrew Dósa – Personal Injury Lawyer – Oakland, CA
“It is between two years for an oral contract and four years for a written contract. Now, with personal injury, it’s two years.”
Ray Hrdlicka – Presenter – Attorneys.Media
“Two years?”
Andrew Dósa – Personal Injury Lawyer – Oakland, CA
“You have two years for personal injury claims, bodily injury claims. And then you have three years for a property damage claim.”