The short answer is, you have 5 years after the car accident to file a lawsuit. That’s called the statute of limitations, here in Missouri. If you don’t do anything within those 5 years, you will be forever barred. The reason for that is, in Missouri, it’s actually very liberal, other states have much shorter statute of limitations of one, two or three years for these car accident claims and lawsuits.
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