{"id":632,"date":"2025-07-25T21:39:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T01:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/?p=632"},"modified":"2025-06-23T21:41:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T01:41:15","slug":"how-long-do-you-have-to-file-a-personal-injury-lawsuit-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/how-long-do-you-have-to-file-a-personal-injury-lawsuit-in-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"How Long Do You Have to File a Personal Injury Lawsuit in Florida?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you or a loved one was recently hurt in an accident, one critical issue is the time restrictions imposed by law. In Florida,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Laws\/Statutes\/2020\/0095.11\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the personal injury statute of limitations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> governs how long you have to file a lawsuit, and it applies to most accident cases.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Missing the deadline can lead to harsh consequences, so you should reach out to a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/practice-areas.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami personal injury attorney<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to preserve your rights. A summary will also help you understand how long you have to file a personal injury lawsuit in Florida.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What Happens If You Miss the Deadline to File a Personal Injury Lawsuit in Florida?<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/how-long-do-you-have-to-file-a-personal-injury-lawsuit-in-florida\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading How Long Do You Have to File a Personal Injury Lawsuit in Florida?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you or a loved one was recently hurt in an accident, one critical issue is the time restrictions imposed by law. In Florida, the personal injury statute of limitations governs how long you have to file a lawsuit, and it applies to most accident cases.\u00a0 Missing the deadline can lead to harsh consequences, so [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":340,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[117],"class_list":["post-632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-personal-injury","tag-statute-of-limitations"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How Long Do You Have to File a Personal Injury Lawsuit in Florida? &#8212; Miami Personal Injury Lawyer Blog &#8212; July 25, 2025<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you or a loved one was recently hurt in an accident, one critical issue is the time restrictions imposed by law. 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