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Delivery Truck Brakes Fail And Hits MotoristPosted on 4/19/2012
Georgia Ranked 5th in the Nation for Seniors Killed in Car AccidentsPosted on 4/19/2012
Lack of Prosecution Plagues Worker’s Comp Cases In Nation’s CrossroadsPosted on 4/19/2012
Senate Pushes for Stricter Driving Rules for TeensPosted on 4/19/2012
Coweta County Car Crash Sends Four to Hospital with InjuriesPosted on 4/17/2012
Clayton County Deputy Injured in Alleged Head-on Drunk Driving CrashPosted on 4/3/2012
5-Year-Old Child Dies in Decatur County Car CrashPosted on 3/24/2012
Where 2011 Fatal Crashes Occurred Over Thanksgiving Weekend in GeorgiaPosted on 12/25/2011
Atlanta Among Cities With Most Car Accident Injuries and DeathsPosted on 12/23/2011
Four Teenage Girls Hurt in Coweta County CrashPosted on 12/19/2011

How Long Do I Have to File a Car Accident Case in Georgia?

In order to protect your legal right to recover damages for Georgia car accident injuries, you must file your lawsuit within the Georgia statute of limitations. Filing a lawsuit does not mean that your case will go to trial. It simply means that you are beginning the litigation process and preserving your right to go to trial. If you fail to take this important step, then you may forego your legal claims and the person who hurt you, or that person’s insurance company, may be unwilling to negotiate a settlement with you.

Generally, a Georgia car accident victim has two years to file a personal injury lawsuit.

The Georgia statute of limitations requires that the injured party file a lawsuit within two years of the date that his or her injury was known, or should have been known. In many cases, the date of that injury is the same as the date of the accident. However, in some cases where injuries were not readily apparent, those dates may differ.

Of course, there are some exceptions to this general rule. For example, in late 2009 the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that the statute of limitations is extended for the period of time that a ticket for a traffic crime is unresolved.

Atlanta car accident lawyers will file your action with the state statute of limitations.

Statutes of limitations are important to both plaintiffs and defendants in civil actions. They provide both parties with certainty and predictability.

If you have been injured in a car accident, then it is important that you contact an Alpharetta and Atlanta car accident attorney as soon as possible to ensure that you file your claim within the required statute of limitations. Failure to contact an Atlanta and Alpharetta car crash lawyer is no excuse for missing the statute of limitations.

Contact the experienced injury lawyers of The Dover Law Firm today at 770.518.1133 or via our online contact form for more information. We also encourage you to download our free e-book 4 Common Mistakes That Will Ruin Your Georgia Car or Truck Claim to learn more about what not to do after a Georgia motor vehicle accident.