The present Statute of Limitations for filing a lawsuit for personal injuries related to your motorcycle accident in the State of California is two (2) years from the date of the accident. If you do not file a lawsuit within two (2) years, you lose your right to sue! If any of the parties to the accident is a governmental entity such as county vans and vehicles, a claim must be filed with the entity within 6 months from the date of the accident. If the entity rejects the claim, they must then be sued within one (1) year from the date of the accident.

The only time that you should ever wait two years to file a lawsuit in a motorcycle accident, is if you are presently treating with a medical provider for injuries sustained in the accident. In such cases you damages are not fully known (ripe).

By Norman Gregory Fernandez Esq., Copyright 2006

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