How Long Do I Have To Start A Lawsuit In My Personal Injury Case?

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Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media

“So, that actually raises the next question. In California law, how long does somebody have to be able to bring a claim?”

Andrew Dósa – Personal Injury Attorney – Alameda County, CA

“You have two years from the date 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 point, the statute of limitations begins on that type of claim.”

Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media

“Which is…three years?”

Andrew Dósa – Personal Injury Attorney – Alameda County, CA

“It’s between two years for an oral contract, and four years for a written contract. Now, with personal injury, it’s two years.”

Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media

“Two years?”

Andrew Dósa – Personal Injury Attorney – Alameda County, CA

“You have two years for personal injury claims, bodily injury claims. And then you have three years for a property damage claim.”