DeLoach, Hofstra & Cavonis, P.A. Can Help You Overcome Legal Obstacles After a Personal Injury Accident
Every state sets its own statutes of limitations—a type of law that determines how long you have to take legal action after suffering an injury. Although the statutes of limitations in many personal injury claims are generous—extending up to two years—waiting to take action can have unexpected consequences, some of which could make it harder to get the compensation you deserve after a serious or life-altering accident.
Don’t take chances with a legal technicality and risk losing potential financial recovery. At DeLoach, Hofstra & Cavonis, P.A., my team and I will work diligently to keep your potential case settlement safe from uncertainty.
Statute of Limitations For Florida Personal Injury Cases
You may already be familiar with the basic concept of a statute of limitations. If you’ve ever watched a police procedural or followed a high-profile trial, you might know that prosecutors have to file criminal charges against a suspect within a certain period of time—and, if they don’t, a defense attorney could ask that the case be dropped for having been filed outside the statute of limitations. However, statutes of limitations apply to civil claims and personal injury lawsuits, too. 
In Florida, you only have two years from the date of injury to initiate proceedings against the person or party whose negligence caused your accident. This might sound like a long time, but waiting until the last minute to talk with a personal injury attorney could devastate your case before it gets off the ground.
3 Reasons You Can’t Afford to Forget the Statute of Limitations
If your physical well-being and financial stability are dependent on securing a fair recovery, you can’t afford to forget that the outcome of your claim depends as much on laws like the statutes of limitations as it does on evidence and experienced legal counsel. This is because:
- Florida’s two-year statute of limitations applies to most personal injury claims, but accidents involving certain defendants—like a state government agency or the city of Sun City Center—have more stringent requirements, and could mandate that you file a time-sensitive “notice of claim” before taking your case to court.
- If the statute of limitations expires, you could lose all rights to compensation—even if you have an open-and-shut case, and even if a judge thinks you otherwise had a compelling claim.
- Time takes a heavy toll on the quality of a claim filed at the last minute, especially regarding the integrity of evidence you might have to support it. Without proper preservation, physical evidence is often lost, and eyewitnesses might struggle to remember critical details about how your accident happened.
How DeLoach, Hofstra & Cavonis, P.A., Helps Protect Your Recovery
A personal injury lawsuit or court-ordered award makes a big difference to accident victims—especially if you’ve suffered serious injuries, or had to take time away from work while recovering from a car crash, motorcycle collision, or slip and fall accident.
However, these claims pose high stakes for everyone involved. Negligent drivers, irresponsible businesses, and insurance companies don’t always admit liability, even when they’ve made an obvious mistake. Survivors must often overcome many obstacles when trying to negotiate a settlement, which may not even offer enough money to repay their medical debt.
If you’re thinking about filing a personal injury lawsuit, don’t wait to get the help that you need. At DeLoach, Hofstra & Cavonis, P.A., we jump into action right away to protect your rights to recovery by:
- Initiating an insurance claim or legal proceedings
- Investigating the causes of your accident
- Reviewing evidence and consulting expert witnesses
- Assessing your damages
- Negotiating with an insurance company
- preparing to take a case to trial
You don’t have to let legal challenges or rigid deadlines stand in the way of your right to a fair recovery. I’ve helped accident victims across the region obtain the compensation they need to begin rebuilding their lives—sometimes through intense negotiations, and sometimes by taking stubborn companies to court.
