It Is Significant That The Southern California
It Is Significant That The Southern California
It is significant that the Southern California Regional Rail Authority operates Metrolink, because a government agency requires special procedures be followed before a lawsuit can be filed for compensation.
This is true for a personal injury claim as well as a wrongful death. Unlike a civil lawsuit for personal injuries against a private party a government agency requires specific personal injury claims be made directly with the agency before filing a lawsuit. Once the claim is made and denied, then the private party has the right to file a lawsuit.
Every right to sue has a limited time period. This period is described under the statute of limitations and is modified depending on the circumstances leading to the claim. Generally there is a specified period which is the cut off period. If a lawsuit is not brought within the specified period the personal injury claimant or the families of the deceased cannot bring a lawsuit. When the defendant happens to be a government agency the time period is reduced to a matter of months.
This period is not only shortened by the statute of limitations, but is also shorted because of specific procedures that must be followed before a lawsuit can be filed. The claim procedures can reduce the time period by another month and sometimes several months, because it requires specific information be gathered and submitted and it also requires specific forms or language be used when filing the claim.