{"id":3038,"date":"2013-07-03T15:40:31","date_gmt":"2013-07-03T21:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bgs.com\/?p=3038"},"modified":"2013-07-03T15:40:31","modified_gmt":"2013-07-03T21:40:31","slug":"how-soon-should-i-file-my-personal-injury-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/03\/how-soon-should-i-file-my-personal-injury-case\/","title":{"rendered":"How Soon Should I File My Personal Injury Case?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every personal injury case is subject to a statute of limitations. If you do not file the case by the time the statute of limitations has expired then you will no longer be able to seek remedies for your damages through the legal system.<br \/>\nThe statute \u201cclock\u201d begins ticking at one of two points: on the date the injury occurred, or the date the injury is discovered. Sometimes there can be a vast difference between the two dates.<br \/>\nThe statute of limitations differs for different types of personal injury cases. Here are the statutes for a few of the types of cases that we cover.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Car accidents: 6 years<\/li>\n<li>Animal attacks: 6 years<\/li>\n<li>Slips and falls due to negligently maintained property: 6 years<\/li>\n<li>Slips and falls due to defective design or construction: 2 years<\/li>\n<li>Building security negligence: 6 years<\/li>\n<li>Construction accidents: 6 years<\/li>\n<li>Defective products: 4 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There is rarely a good reason for waiting for the full statute of limitations to run out. Usually you will want to speak to a <a href=\"https:\/\/bgs.com\/areas-of-practice\/personal-injury-law\/\">personal injury attorney<\/a>\u00a0as soon as possible.<br \/>\nThis is because shortly after an injury occurs you\u2019re usually going to have representatives from the involved insurance companies contacting you, pressuring you to sign statements that could significantly impact or destroy your ability to get a fair settlement. Every day that you don\u2019t speak to an attorney could be the day that you make a mistake.<br \/>\nIn addition, hospitals, doctors, and repair companies don\u2019t wait to go after their money in personal injury cases. They aren\u2019t required to go after the insurance companies.<br \/>\nThey can call you, and if you don\u2019t have a lawyer you may have nowhere else to turn. They can also turn you over to <a href=\"https:\/\/bgs.com\/personal-injury-law\/dealing-with-collection-calls-during-a-personal-injury-case\/\">collection agencies<\/a> who will harass you even more. You could destroy your credit waiting for the insurance companies to do the right thing.<br \/>\nIf you have an attorney, however, you can refer the collection agents to the attorney, who will help deal with them until your case is settled.<br \/>\nIf you think you\u2019ve got a valid personal injury case and you\u2019ve been procrastinating, it\u2019s time to take action. Call the experienced personal injury attorneys at <a href=\"https:\/\/bgs.com\/\">Barna, Guzy, &amp;\u00a0Steffen<\/a> today. We\u2019ll help you get the best possible outcome for your personal injury case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every personal injury case is subject to a statute of limitations. If you do not file the case by the time the statute of limitations has expired then you will no longer be able to seek remedies for your damages through the legal system. The statute \u201cclock\u201d begins ticking at one of two points: on the date the injury occurred, or the date the injury is discovered. Sometimes there can be a vast difference between the two dates. The statute of limitations differs for different types of personal injury cases. Here are the statutes for a few of the types of cases that we cover. Car accidents: 6 years Animal attacks: 6 years Slips and falls due to negligently maintained property: 6 years Slips and falls due to defective design or construction: 2 years Building security negligence: 6 years Construction accidents: 6 years Defective products: 4 years There is rarely a good reason for waiting for the full statute of limitations to run out. Usually you will want to speak to a personal injury attorney\u00a0as soon as possible. This is because shortly after an injury occurs you\u2019re usually going to have representatives from the involved insurance companies contacting you, pressuring you to sign statements that could significantly impact or destroy your ability to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How Soon Should I File My Personal Injury Case? - Barna, Guzy &amp; Steffen, LTD.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/03\/how-soon-should-i-file-my-personal-injury-case\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Soon Should I File My Personal Injury Case? - Barna, Guzy &amp; Steffen, LTD.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Every personal injury case is subject to a statute of limitations. 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