Estimate deadlines to file an injury lawsuit. Know when to involve your lawyer.
See estimated dates and links to the laws used—no sign-in needed. If your case is flagged for lawyer review, calendar downloads stay blocked on every plan; you must arrange review with your own lawyer. Start with the state, type of injury case, and incident date below, or try a fictional case without using a free check.
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Lawyer review is a safety stop—not a paid upgrade. Cases involving a child or government agency are flagged for review. Their calendar downloads stay blocked on every plan, even after outside review. Take the estimated dates and linked laws to your own lawyer for approval before adding dates yourself. Lawyer review is not included; Bar Date does not contact a lawyer or record approval. Missing details or rules we do not cover can hide risks—no warning is not approval. If a deadline may be near or past, contact your lawyer now—do not wait for a draft summary. Estimates, not legal advice.
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# Fictional California case involving a child and a city government. Lawyer review required; no calendar export. No sign-in or free check used.
▎ estimate filing deadlines — know when to involve a lawyer
Use the form above to check estimated deadlines for filing an injury case. Each date links to the law used to calculate it, so you can check the source. These are estimates, not a final legal decision. If your state or type of case is not covered, the tool will not guess a deadline — lawyer review is required.
Bar Date flags high-stakes cases for lawyer review: cases involving a child, a government agency, an injury discovered later, special legal time limits, a death, an incident in another state, or a previous lawyer. Take the estimates and any available review memo to your supervising lawyer. Get their review and approval before adding deadlines to a calendar.
▎ how to check an injury case
- Use the form above to enter the state, type of injury case, and incident date. No commands or sign-in needed.
- Add relevant details, such as the injured person's birth date, who the claim is against, and when the injury was discovered.
- Choose "check estimated deadlines" to see estimated filing dates on a timeline and links to the laws used.
- High-stakes cases are marked ATTORNEY REVIEW REQUIRED, including cases involving a child or a government agency.
- Take those estimates and any available review memo to your supervising lawyer. Get their review and approval before adding dates to a calendar.
- No case details handy? Choose "see when lawyer review is required" above to try a fictional case without using a free check.
▎ before your first deadline check
? Where do the deadline estimates come from?
Bar Date calculates dates from a built-in list of laws for supported states and injury case types. Results link to the laws used so you and your lawyer can check the sources.
? Can I rely on these dates without a lawyer?
No. These are estimates, not legal advice or a final deadline decision. High-stakes cases must be reviewed and approved by a lawyer before you add dates to a calendar.
? What if my state or type of case is not covered?
Check the options in the form above. If a state or case type is not in the tool's data, it returns no deadline estimate. Ask a lawyer to determine the dates instead.
? Will this manage all of my case deadlines?
No. Bar Date is an initial check of injury filing deadlines and, where covered, deadlines for notifying a government agency about a claim. Keep using your usual case calendar and have a lawyer review any special timing rules.