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STEP 4: IDENTIFY IMPORTANT DEADLINES
  • There is 2 year statute of limitations for most personal injury cases.
  • For all cases against a governmental unit, there are time limits shorter than the statute of limitations for filing statutory notice.
  • After a lawsuit is filed, there are deadlines imposed by the rules of procedure and the local court rules
  • We have a sophisticated calendar program that helps to track deadlines

THE STATUE OF LIMITATIONS: There is a 2 year statute of limitations that applies to most personal injury cases in Texas. This means that before the second anniversary of the accident, the case must either be settled or a lawsuit must be filed.  Otherwise the right to sue is lost. In most cases it is not necessary to file a lawsuit immediately, and the plaintiff has time to develop the case and hopefully finish  medical treatment for his/her injuries. Sometimes an early lawsuit is necessary in order to develop and preserve important evidence.

TORT CLAIMS ACTS: Any time a governmental unit is sued, the plaintiff must meet special notification requirements and deadlines. Usually the prescribed time period for the notification is 6 months, but sometimes the prescribed time period is shorter. If the proper notification is not given within the prescribed time period, then the case is waived. We meet these deadlines.

LITIGATION DEADLINES: Once a lawsuit is filed many deadlines are imposed on the case. Some of these deadlines are found in the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure (TRCP), some are local deadlines required by the county in which the case is pending; and most often they are rules imposed by the specific court in which the case is pending. We have a sophisticated calendar program that helps us keep up with all applicable deadlines.

Contact Jim Hippard to discuss your case, 713.861.9966.

James Hippard Jr. is a Houston personal injury attorney who provides legal counsel for people who have been in Houston auto accidents.  Attorney Hippard has over 25 years of experience as a Houston truck accident attorney, Houston wrongful death attorney and Houston car accident attorney. As a Houston personal injury attorney he handles injury cases that include: neck injury, loss of consciousness injury, low back injury, broken ankle injury, shoulder injury whiplash injury, spine injury, quadriplegia injury, paraplegia injury, broken arm injury, broken leg injury, hand injury, elbow injury, concussion injury and catastrophic injury.



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Jim Hippard represents those who have been injured or suffered a loss due to someone else's negligence throughout the state of Texas. Attorney Hippard handles cases in Houston, Katy, Baytown, Pearland, Galveston, Lake Jackson, Angleton, Tomball, Texas City, The Woodlands, Conroe, Humble, Sugarland, Kingwood, Pasadena, Spring, Channelview, Winnie, Baytown, Anahuac, Beaumont, Liberty, Richmond, Mont Belvieu, Rosenberg, La Porte, League City, Kemah, clear Lake, Seabrook, and beyond.