Alabama Statute of Limitations for Personal Injury Claims
January 3, 2012     By Drake Law Firm  Find a Law Firm: As with
the other forty-nine states, Alabama law has a statute of
limitations for filing a personal injury claim. That is, a
certain period of time within which a lawsuit must be filed to
preserve the claim. This article addresses the different kinds
of claims and the exceptions to them.  Generally speaking,
Alabama law has a two year statute of limitations for personal
injury suits. For example, if you involved in a truck accident
and suffer injuries, you have two years to file suit against the
truck driver and trucking company. The same period applies to
all types of accidents.  The two year period also applies to
fatal accidents and wrongful death lawsuits, which are not
technically "personal injury" claims under Alabama law, but are
treated the same for practical reasons.  However, they are very
important exceptions to the two-year period. First, the period
can be "tolled" or extended if the