Legal Question in Personal Injury in
Statute of limitations
My wife had her knee cap broken while being thrown into a swimming pool. Many operations later her knee is giving her major problems. This happened 15 years ago. What can be done?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Statute of limitations
This is a personal injury, and PI has a 6 year statute of limitations (SOL). Unless the person was unable to institute suit earlier (they were incompetent - ie- in a coma, under the influence of disease of the mind (legally insane, etc.) then the 6 years has past. The other exception is discovery - ie- you didn't know of the injury until some time after the act causing the injury occured. Say a doctor did a surgery which made it difficult or impossible to concieve a child, but you didn't 'discover' the impact of the act until years later...then the SOL would run from the time of discovery. Sorry.
Kevin Begley
Kevin J. Begley Attorney at Law
P.O. Box 332
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