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Q: How long do I have to file a personal injury claim after a West Palm Beach car accident?
A: The law allows car accident victims up to four years to sue the responsible parties. BUT there are many good reasons to retain a West Palm Beach car accident lawyer as soon as possible.
Defendants may move, even out of state, and be difficult to find.
An experienced West Palm Beach car accident attorney can investigate and explore all possible persons or companies that may bear responsibility (was the at-fault driver "on the clock" for his or her employer? Did improper roadway construction barriers contribute? Did negligently maintained landscaping obscure the vision of the at-fault driver and contribute? In the last case, the land owner may bear some responsibility.)
A West Palm Beach car accident attorney can often quickly discover the amount of available insurance on the driver in the wrong.
Witnesses' names may be lost. Witnesses may move. Certainly, their memories fade quickly with time. It is important to obtain statements to document testimony close in time to the event.
Many, if not most, cars these days have "black boxes", digital devices that record critical information about speed, etc., in the moments before a crash. If retained early enough, an experienced West Palm Beach car accident attorney may be able to force the at-fault driver or his insurance company to "preserve" the black box and its potentially critical data.
A crash scene can change over time. In the example where road construction or landscaping contributed to the crash, the scene may change in days. Photo documentation and crucial measurements may be the difference in proving your case.