2006 injury at high school. Liability benefits expired. Any way to pursue reimbursement for medical expenses?
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2006 injury at high school. Liability benefits expired. Any way to pursue reimbursement for medical expenses?
In 2006 I lost 2 teeth at a softball practice in the gym at my high school.
The school’s liability insurance paid for my initial dental work. Now 10
years later I have additional dental work that needs to be done because of
this injury. The liability insurance says that the benefits are expired /
exhausted. Is there any way for me to pursue the insurance or the school for
reimbursement of these costs?
Asked on June 17, 2016 under Personal Injury, New York
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Unfortunately, the "statute of limitations," or time period within which you must sue for personal injury is only three (3) years in your state: that means, if you did not file a lawsuit within three years of the injury, it is too late, and you may not sue. Ten years is therefore much too long: you cannot sue the school after all this time. (And anyway: even if you had sued, unless you could prove the school was at fault in some way in causing the injury, you could not be able to recover compensation.)
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