The number of ways a person can suffer a personal injury is limitless. You can slip on ice in a parking lot, be attacked by a dog in a park, or assaulted in an ill-lit garage. No matter the injury, if it is caused by the wrongful actions of another, you have a right to seek compensation.
Personal injury cases are the most common type of lawsuit in America today. Some ways that a personal injury may arise include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Wrongful death
- Motor vehicle accidents including Maryland auto accidents
- Medical malpractice
- Slip, trip, and fall injuries
- Dog bite and animal attack injuries
- Workplace accidents
- Product liability
- Uninsured/underinsured motorists
- Pharmaceutical products/Drug injuries
- Nursing home neglect
- Dental malpractice
- Construction accidents
- Intentional assault and battery
- Pedestrian injury
- Bus accidents
- Train accidents
- Trucking accidents
- Birth injuries
- Legal malpractice
- Libel
- Slander
- Toxic exposure
Your time to file a claim for your personal injury is limited
Under the Maryland statute of limitations, your right to file for the damages you suffer due to the wrongdoing of another party is limited. Depending on the type of case you have, you must file within the designated time or forfeit your right to sue.
Some examples of the Maryland statute of limitations are as follows:
- Assault—one year
- Legal malpractice—three years
- Libel—one year
- Medical malpractice—three or five years depending on when the injury is discovered
- Personal injury in general—three years
- Product liability—three years
- Property damage—three years
- Slander—one year
- Trespass—three years
- Wrongful death—three years
Depending on the facts of your situation, a Maryland personal injury attorney may be able to extend the time of the statute of limitations for your case. In some cases it is the date of discovery and in others the date of the actual injury that begins the running of the statute.
If you or a loved one suffers any type of injury, it is in your interests to contact an attorney as soon as possible to avoid conflicting with the applicable statute of limitations.