How Long After an Accident Do You Have to Seek Compensation in KS?
How much time do I have to seek compensation for damages caused by someone else’s negligence? Here are some rules that may apply but ask us or a competent attorney.
Car accidents, defective products, medical malpractice, and other personal injury incidents can cause you to suffer significant damages.
You have the legal right to file a personal injury lawsuit against the liable party. However, you have just a limited time to do so. The amount of time you have is called the statute of limitations, and it varies from state to state.
Kansas Statute of Limitations
Under Kansas State Legislature, Article 5, most actions, particularly injuries, have a two-year limit. This includes wrongful death, injury to another person, damage to property, fraud, and failure of a healthcare provider to render professional services. Medical malpractice and fraud have different limits depending on the time of reasonable discovery.
Other actions have different statutes of limitations. For example, battery and some intentional acts, libel and slander have a limit of just one year, and sexual assault victims have their own rules. Minors sometimes have until age 19 and incompetent or mentally challenged people have longer to file in most cases. Contracts also have different deadlines. The statute of limitation is three years for oral contracts and five years for written contracts.
Statutes of limitations are hard deadlines. If you are just one day late in filing a lawsuit, you will be barred from recovery. You will not be able to receive a cent, so take the deadline seriously if you want to receive full compensation.
Contact Our Kansas Personal Injury Attorneys Today
After a car crash or other accident, it is important to make sure you get full and fair compensation. This may require filing a lawsuit, but keep in mind that you need to act quickly. You have just two years from the date of the accident to file a claim.
The Kansas personal injury attorneys at Neustrom & Associates can help you take that step toward protecting yourself legally. We will focus on justice while you focus on recovery. Schedule a free consultation by filling out the online form or calling (785) 825-1505.