Q: I got a broken my arm for a couple surgeries and my question is how long till I can no longer file a injury claim
A: You didn’t mention if your injury is work related or not. If not you have 2 years to Sue for negligence. If it happened at work call a workers compensation attorney
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The answer to your question depends entirely on where you injured yourself.
Any injury that occurred while you were working will be handled through the workers compensation system, and you should locate and consult with a workers compensation attorney right away.
Any non-work-related injury would be handled by a personal injury attorney in the normal court system.
There is no amount of time that must pass before you make your claim. There are deadlines however. It would therefore be wise for you to locate and consult with the appropriate attorney sooner rather than later.
Good luck to you.
A: Depends on how it happened and who/what was the cause.
A: If you had broken your arm while performing your job duties and you live in CA or were performing your job in CA when the accident happened then you have 30 days to report the injury and you have 1 year from the date of injury to file a workers compensation claim. I hope this answers your question.
A: The Statute of Limitations requires you to provide notice to the employer of the work injury within ONE YEAR of its occurrence. "I got a broken my arm" isn't at all clear; are you trying to say you broke you arm on the job??? "For a couple of surgeries" is confusing; are you trying to say you used your personal medical insurance to pay for two surgeries already? THAT's a huge problem! Private medical insurance does NOT cover work injuries so all the bills will have the doctors SWEARING the arm injury is NOT Work Related. It's time to speak with a seasoned workers compensation lawyer immediately.
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