Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Pennsylvania

Statue of limitions on auto accidents

can I be sued for an accident that happened more than 2 yrs ago.


Asked on 5/16/01, 7:20 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Richard Teitell Richard K. Teitell, Esquire, P.C.

Re: Statue of limitions on auto accidents

The Statute of Limitations in Pennsylvania is generally 2 years. A formal lawsuit needs to be filed with the court before the expiration of 2 years. The only exceptions is if the plaintiff selected "limited tort", then the time period is 2 years from when the plaintiff knew or should have known that his/her injuries were "serious injuries."

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Answered on 7/20/01, 11:44 pm


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