Los Angeles Car Accidents and the Statute of Limitations
The law in Los Angeles, and California generally, will limit the amount of time you have to initiate a suit and file a claim for damages after a Los Angeles car accident. The amount of time allotted, according to the law, to file suit, is known as the Statute of Limitations. If you wish to file a claim for personal injury, California will allow you two years to file your claim, while if you want to file a claim for property damage, such as to your vehicle, you will be allotted three years to file such a claim. Personal injury claims for car accidents, therefore, must be filed within two years if you got into an auto accident in Los Angeles. To receive damages for your vehicle, you must file suit within three years of the car accident.
While you certainly have time to file suit with regard to both personal injury claims and property damage claims, the expert personal injury lawyers and property damage attorneys at the California Attorney Group strongly recommend you initiate legal proceedings as soon as possible after the Los Angeles auto accident. The reason for this expedition of process is the longer one waits, the greater the risk that evidence will be lost, tainted, or changed, all factors which can greatly affect the outcome of your claim. In a Los Angeles car accident claim, the details are everything. The more you remember such aspect of the accident as time of day, direction of the vehicles, conditions of the car, and actions by the drivers, the more likely you will be to succeed in persuading a jury to your side of the case. The longer you wait to litigate or even open settlement negotiations, the greater the likelihood that details can be forgotten. Don’t forget that you will need to contact and be in touch with the other people involved with the car accident, as well as any Los Angeles witnesses who can testify as to what they saw. The sooner you contact a good personal injury lawyer, the sooner your questions and concerns can be addressed, in addition to being put in touch with good medical professionals and other experts who can properly assess any damage done to you and your property.
The Los Angeles car accident attorneys at California Attorney Group work with auto accident cases on a daily basis, and they can provide you with the advice and expertise that will ensure your claims are filed in a timely manner, that all required evidence is collected, and that the best possible case is built as quickly as possible so that you may receive the compensation you deserve sooner, rather than later. Get in touch with the California Attorney Group today at (866) 650-0505 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (866) 650-0505 end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (866) 650-0505 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (866) 650-0505 end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting.
