Connecticut Personal Injury Lawyer

This checker explains the general filing and notice periods described in the selected state's statutes, including Rhode Island section 9-1-14, Massachusetts chapter 260 section 2A and Connecticut section 52-584. It distinguishes injury, death and government claims. Entered dates illustrate only the stated rule; discovery, exceptions and the proper claim route still need individual review.

• Use year-month-day if your browser shows a text field. For a rule measured from accrual, an injury date is only an illustration; a lawyer must confirm the starting date. Connecticut discovery and act dates are not inferred.
• The general period for this rule appears to have run. Exceptions exist. Talk to a lawyer before deciding anything.
• A general period shown here is fewer than 120 days away. Call to discuss the dates promptly.
• This example uses February 28 for a February 29 anniversary. Ask a lawyer to confirm the exact date.
• No dates are calculated when the injured person was under 18. Do not assume an age-related rule postpones a government notice or a different claim.
• This date is more than ten years before today. Special accrual and exception questions need individual review.
• Optional. This is a separate date; leave it blank if it is not known. Do not substitute the injury or death date.
• Calculated from the separate act or omission date entered. The exact starting date needs review.
• Calculated from the injury or death date entered, subject to the stated rule and its exceptions.
• This Connecticut option summarizes the negligence, reckless or wanton injury rule in section 52-584. It does not select a period for intentional acts, strict-liability claims, products claims or medical malpractice. A lawyer must identify the governing claim and any earlier discovery date.
• No Connecticut dates are calculated when the injured person was under 18. Do not assume childhood postpones a claim period or a government notice requirement.
• General information based on the statute text, not legal advice. Your deadline depends on facts we would need to review.
• Talk with an injury lawyer about your dates and insurance questions.
• The first consultation is free.
• General information based on the statute text, not legal advice. Your deadline depends on facts we would need to review.
• Talk with an injury lawyer about your dates and insurance questions.
• The first consultation is free.

This finder identifies insurance policies and records to ask about after an incident in Rhode Island, Massachusetts or Connecticut. It uses each state's motor-vehicle insurance statutes, including Rhode Island section 27-7-2.1 and Connecticut section 38a-336. A location alone does not determine coverage: policy wording, insured status, elections and circumstances still need review.

• The responsible driver's liability policy: Ask about the at-fault driver's liability coverage. This section defines Rhode Island motor-vehicle liability policies and their statutory minimum coverage requirements. R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-47-2
• Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage: Ask about applicable uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage for an uninsured driver, a hit-and-run driver or insufficient liability insurance. Coverage selections, insured status and policy terms require review. R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-7-2.1
• Rideshare insurance and app status: Ask for the driver's and company's policies and app-status records. Rhode Island requires different primary coverage while logged on and waiting and while providing a prearranged ride; the statute also addresses uninsured and underinsured coverage. R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-14.2-14
• The responsible driver's liability policy: Ask about the responsible driver's liability policy and the relevant compulsory and optional coverages. The statute defines the policy; insured status and exclusions need review. Mass. Gen. Laws c. 90, § 34A
• Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage: Ask about applicable uninsured motorist coverage for an uninsured or hit-and-run driver and any elected underinsured coverage. The statute has policy-selection and coverage limitations that differ from Rhode Island. Mass. Gen. Laws c. 175, § 113L
• Rideshare insurance and app status: Ask for the driver's and company's policies and app-status records. Massachusetts distinguishes waiting for a request from a prearranged ride, addresses PIP and uninsured coverage, and allows specified personal-policy exclusions. Mass. Gen. Laws c. 175, § 228
• Medical payments coverage: Ask about medical payments coverage for people injured regardless of fault. The named insured may reject it in writing, and the statute addresses the effect of an earlier rejection on later policies. R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-7-2.5
• Massachusetts PIP: Ask whether Massachusetts personal injury protection applies to the vehicle, occupants or a pedestrian, including a cyclist. Covered expenses, insured status and coordination with other benefits need review. Mass. Gen. Laws c. 90, § 34A Mass. Gen. Laws c. 90, § 34M
• Massachusetts motor-vehicle tort threshold: Massachusetts limits motor-vehicle pain-and-suffering tort recovery unless the statutory expense threshold or a listed injury exception is met. Ask a lawyer to review the statute and the facts; this tool makes no eligibility decision. Mass. Gen. Laws c. 231, § 6D
• Homeowner, renter or other property liability coverage: Ask whether the owner or keeper has homeowner, renter, commercial or other liability coverage and whether the incident falls within its terms.
• Health coverage and repayment questions: Ask your health plan what it pays and whether it may seek repayment from a recovery.
• Motorcycle coverage needs an individual policy review: Ask the insurer or a lawyer to review motorcycle medical coverage and PIP eligibility rather than assuming ordinary occupant PIP applies. Mass. Gen. Laws c. 90, § 34A
• The responsible driver's liability policy: Ask about the responsible driver's liability policy. Section 38a-335 describes applicable liability-policy coverage requirements and refers to the financial-responsibility provisions of section 14-112; policy terms and insured status need review. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 38a-335 Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-112
• Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage: Ask about applicable Connecticut uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage for an uninsured driver, a hit-and-run driver or insufficient liability insurance. Coverage selections, insured status and statutory conditions need review. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 38a-336
• Rideshare insurance and app status: Ask for the driver's and company's policies and app-status records. Connecticut distinguishes the time logged on and available for requests from a prearranged ride and states the insurance requirements for those periods. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 13b-120
• Optional medical payments coverage: Ask whether optional medical payments coverage was purchased and whether the policy covers the incident. No statutory entitlement is stated here.

Documents to request

• Car or truck crash as a driver: Declarations pages, full policies, endorsements and any signed coverage rejections.; The police crash report and any incident number.; Every insurer name, claim number and adjuster contact.
• Car or truck crash as a passenger: Declarations pages, full policies, endorsements and any signed coverage rejections.; The police crash report and any incident number.; Every insurer name, claim number and adjuster contact.
• Motorcycle crash: Declarations pages, full policies, endorsements and any signed coverage rejections.; The police crash report and any incident number.; Every insurer name, claim number and adjuster contact.
• Rideshare crash: Declarations pages, full policies, endorsements and any signed coverage rejections.; The police crash report and any incident number.; Every insurer name, claim number and adjuster contact.; The trip record and app-status records at the time of the crash.
• Hit by a vehicle while walking or cycling: Declarations pages, full policies, endorsements and any signed coverage rejections.; The police crash report and any incident number.; Every insurer name, claim number and adjuster contact.
• Hit and run: Declarations pages, full policies, endorsements and any signed coverage rejections.; The police crash report and any incident number.; Every insurer name, claim number and adjuster contact.
• Dog bite: Declarations pages, full policies, endorsements and any signed coverage rejections.; The owner or keeper contact, incident report and relevant liability policy.; Every insurer name, claim number and adjuster contact.
• Fall on someone's property: Declarations pages, full policies, endorsements and any signed coverage rejections.; The property incident report, owner or manager contact and relevant liability policy.; Every insurer name, claim number and adjuster contact.

• Ask which policies apply to you and your household. A crash location alone does not decide which state issued the policy.
• A question to ask about the policy; no statutory entitlement is stated.
• The app was off. Ask about the ordinary vehicle policy; do not assume the logged-on rideshare tiers apply.
• The app was on and waiting. Ask about the statutory waiting-period coverage and the policies that supply it.
• A request was accepted. Ask the company for the trip and app records to establish whether the prearranged-ride period applies.
• A passenger was in the car. Ask for the prearranged-ride coverage and trip records.
• Establish app status first by asking for the trip and app-status records; do not assume a coverage tier.
• The app was off. Ask about the ordinary vehicle policy; do not assume the logged-on rideshare tiers apply.
• The app was on and waiting. Ask about the statutory waiting-period coverage and the policies that supply it.
• A request was accepted. Ask the company for the trip and app records to establish whether the prearranged-ride period applies.
• A passenger was in the car. Ask for the prearranged-ride coverage and trip records.
• Establish app status first by asking for the trip and app-status records; do not assume a coverage tier.
• The app was off. Ask about the ordinary vehicle policy; do not assume the logged-on rideshare tiers apply.
• The app was on and waiting. Ask about the statutory waiting-period coverage and the policies that supply it.
• A request was accepted. Ask the company for the trip and app records to establish whether the prearranged-ride period applies.
• A passenger was in the car. Ask for the prearranged-ride coverage and trip records.
• Establish app status first by asking for the trip and app-status records; do not assume a coverage tier.
• General information based on the statute text, not legal advice. Your deadline depends on facts we would need to review.
• Talk with an injury lawyer about your dates and insurance questions.
• The first consultation is free.