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AUTO ACCIDENTS AND LAWSUITS
IN 2002 I was in an auto accident which was not my fault I did have surgery in 2003 and several other treatments done it has been three years and what I would like to know is , is there a time limit on how long before the lawsuit is setteled and can my laywer make the other person come up with a settelment so that it does not have to go to tril.
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Some firms have a time limit of three years from the accident so your best bet is research different companies and then assess.
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The statute of limitations applies to the amount of time that can go by before you start legal proceedings (more or less, ask the lawyer for details). Once you start, there is no time limit to how long things take.
Your lawyer can't make them settle, but a judge can impose time limits.
From the experience of one person I know, an uncontested accident settlement took over a year to iron out the details of, so if there's some conflict, I can imagine that it would take a few years.
Your lawyer should be able to give you a timeline of what needs to get done, how long it should take, and where you are right now.
Good Luck.
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yes it is called the statute of limitation and it is a 3 year deal. hope i helped
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There is a statute of limitations on virtually any type of lawsuit or criminal prosecution. The particular amount of time varies considerably depending on what the lawsuit is about and which state you live in. You can find out if you can still file a lawsuit by contacting either a lawyer or a justice advice line, a service which some states offer free of charge. To address your other question, your lawyer cannot force the other party to settle. He or she can only offer settlement deals and the other person or their insurance company can accept or decline them. If the person thinks he or she can get away without paying for anything, it's unlikely that they will settle, so if you decide to follow though with this you'll need to be prepared for the possibility of going to a trial.
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You have to get on your lawyer's ass and stay on it. If the insurance company won't settle,then you'll have to go trial. Your lawyer can't make the insurance company settle. I don't see why they'd fight it anyway,unless youre asking for way too much money.
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I dont think so, No. Sorry!
♥ Michelle
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