September 27, 2010

Texas Personal Injury Statute of Limitations is Similar to the Georgia Statute of Limitations

Georgia wrongful death lawyer.JPGAs a Georgia injury lawyer with a statewide practice, I often handle cases involving issues for out of State clients. One of the Texas personal injury attorneys that we work with, the Grossman Law Offices, PC, and I got to talking the other day about the Statute of Limitations and how they differ for each state.

As it turns out, the Texas Statute of Limitations for injury cases is generally two years, much the same as Georgia. TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM.CODE ANN. ยง 16.003 Texas has the same rules that allow minors to reach the age of majority before the clock begins to run. It does not appear that Texas has the tolling provision that we currently have in Georgia where a Plaintiff in a case stemming from a crash with a traffic citation or a crime has the two years plus the days it takes for the ticket or criminal case to be resolved.

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