Injury Claim: Please Do Not Wait “Til The Midnight Hour”

Consult An Attorney Early To Avoid Losing Out On An Injury Claim!

injury claimI am borrowing from the classic Wilson Pickett hit song in the 1960’s to emphasize the importance of discussing an injury or a loss with an attorney as soon as practicable. The lyrics are:

“I’m gonna wait ‘til the midnight hour’
That’s when my love comes tumbling down
I’m gonna wait ‘til the midnight hour’
When there’s no one else around”

So often a person has a potential claim whether it is for a personal injury claim, property damage, breach of a contract or lease, discrimination or adverse action during employment, or otherwise, but by the time an attorney is informed and reviews the facts it is too late to proceed with a court case. It is a mistake to wait until “the midnight hour” because it is often unclear when the deadline is for particular claims to be brought to court. Waiting too long may mean a potentially good case might come “tumbling down.”

Recently, the Supreme Court of Ohio upheld a 90-day limit for pursuing an employee’s injury claim that the employer retaliated against the employee because the employee had filed for worker’s compensation for … Read More... “Injury Claim: Please Do Not Wait “Til The Midnight Hour””