Three years from the date of the accident is the Maryland Statute of Limitations for suing for a car accident here in St. Mary’s County, Maryland. Note that this is the deadline for filing a lawsuit in the Maryland State courts (or in federal court). Effectively, this is also the deadline for settling an insurance claim since the insurance companies will not settle a case after the Statute of limitations deadline has passed.

This is a strict deadline. Filing your lawsuit even one day late will result in the case being forever dismissed. That means you will lose all legal rights to obtain monetary compensation for any injuries, for any property damage, and for any other losses like pain and suffering. For Maryland auto accidents, there are also no methods of getting an extension of time to file. Everyone knows the date on which they were involved in an accident, so there is no sympathy for any sort of “I did not know” excuse. If you are worried about missing the deadline and have suffered injuries here in a St. Mary’s County, Maryland, auto accident, contact us here at the Law Office of Robert Castro. Our number is (301) 870-120,0 or use our contact page. We are top-rated auto accident recovery lawyers in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, with offices in Waldorf, Maryland. If you are close to the deadline, we have the staffing and skills to get a lawsuit on file immediately.

It is crucial not to miss the filing deadline because, as noted, a victim will lose the right to seek compensation. And you may be entitled to a substantial compensation package depending on the severity of your accident. Under Maryland law, car accident victims are entitled to seek compensation for all their injuries and damages. Included among these categories of damages are these:

• Medical bills, fees, and charge,s including ambulance and emergency room charges
• Medical fees, surgeries, recovery, reha,b and other charges for any type of injuries like lacerations, facial injuries, road surface abrasions, broken bones, damage to teeth and mouth, spinal injuries, brain bruises, shoulder and knee injuries, whiplash, etc.
• Pain and suffering caused by these injuries and medical procedures to correct such injuries
• Disfigurement
• Loss of limb
• Loss or diminution of movement in a limb or other body part
• Mental and emotional injuries
• Costs for repair or replacement of property like your vehicle and other contents of your car
• Lost wages — past, current, and future

To prove their entitlement to compensation, injured victims prove the four elements of negligence in Maryland: duty, breach of duty, causation and injury. The closer a victim gets to the Statute of Limitations deadline, the more difficult it can be to prove the necessary elements. For example, eyewitnesses might have passed away or moved to a new state. So, our advice is not to wait; act now.

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This article has been provided by the Law Office of Robert Castro. For more information or questions, contact our office to speak to an experienced Maryland personal injury lawyer at (301) 870-1200. We are Waldorf, MD, Personal Injury lawyers. Our address is 2670 Crain Highway, Waldorf, MD 20601.