Legal Question in Personal Injury in Maryland
accident while running
my injury came as a result of an unmarked telephone guide wire that was run across a sidewalk. i was running down the sidewalk at dusk and smacked right into it chest first. the wire ''clothes-lined'' me back - cracking my head open and causing a 2nd degree AC separation in my shoulder. i began to take up correspondence w/the company i felt was responsible, but failed to follow through more than a couple letters. my QUESTION resides in the fact that this incident happened on 12.4.03 - seeing as it is now THREE years and change after this, am i outside a time limit to file some sort of claim? any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated!
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: accident while running
Maryland's statute of limitation begins to run when you knew or should have known that you have a claim. In this instance this would be the date of your injury. A 3-year limitation applies to preclude your suit unless you are/were a minor beyond this period.
Re: accident while running
The statute of limitations for such claims is three years; thus when you failed to file a suit against the responsible party by last Dec. 4, you lost your claim. The only exception would be if you were under 18 when this happened--then you would have up to age 21.
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