Legal Question in Personal Injury in California

Immediately send a copy of the summons and complaint to your insurance carrier at the time, and ask it to defendant and indemnify you. Usually, an insurance carrier will try to settle the case for within policy limits without any financial exposure to the insured. When you do so, explain the circumstances, and let your carrier decide how to proceed, perhaps using your employer's insurance policy (if any) as a secondary source of insurance.

The lawsuit probably was filed within the two years post-accident, but perhaps not served until later. The statute of limitation for a personal injury is two years, and for property damage is three years.

I agree with everything Mr. Cohen says. Turn the matter over to your insurance company. This is what your insurance policy is for.

Note that your employer may or may not be liable. That you were on company time is not enough to make it liable. Whether it actually is liable will depend upon additional facts that you didn't describe in your post.

Good luck.

The statute of limititations for personal injury claims in California is 2 years. Check and see if the lawsuit was brought within 2 years if they are sueing for personal injuries. If the claim is for property damage only the statute is 3 years. They still have to prove the injuries and damages are related to the minor impact with your car.