The Litigation Phase of Personal Injury Claims

The Litigation Phase of Personal Injury Claims

Once the pre-lawsuit stage of the personal injury claims process comes to an end, a complaint is filed in the Superior Court of the county in which the accident has occurred, or one of the defendants live. The defendant has 30 days to answer the complaint once it has been served on him or her. From that point, the parties usually engage in the “discovery process,” including answering written questions, providing documents, and making themselves and other witnesses available for depositions. Depositions are statements taken under oath, where a court reporter transcribes a person’s testimony. The discovery process in the typical personal injury case lasts six months or so.