What is the statute of limitations for filing a personal injury or wrongful death claim because of a tractor-trailer accident?
Whenever a person is injured in any type of accident, it is in their best interest to file a claim as soon as possible. When a claim is filed quickly, crucial evidence is easier to gather and preserve. Additionally, laws throughout the country, including the Northeast, place time limits, or statutes of limitations, on when you can file a claim. If you do not file a lawsuit within the required time, you will lose your right to sue and recover money damages for your injuries.
The rules about those deadlines are complex, so it is important to talk to an experienced tractor-trailer accident lawyer about the specific facts of your case. In the Northeast, the statutes of limitations for personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits are (from the date of injury for personal injury, from the date of death for wrongful death claims) as follows:
| State |
Personal Injury
|
Wrongful Death
|
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania |
2 years
|
2 years
|
| New York |
3 years
|
2 years
|
| New Jersey |
2 years
|
2 years
|
| Connecticut |
2 years
|
2 years
|
| Maine |
6 years
|
2 years
|
| Massachusetts |
3 years
|
3 years
|
| New Hampshire |
3 years
|
3 years
|
| Rhode Island |
3 years
|
3 years
|
| Vermont |
3 years
|
2 years
|
Special rules may apply when the truck accident victim is a minor or a person with a disability. In addition, statutes of repose may apply to claims based on a manufacturing defect in the tractor-trailer, which may limit a lawsuit to being filed within a certain number of years after the defective part was manufactured.
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