Direct Bondi
A legal notice of a claim must be issued within three years of the incident. There is no limit on how long it may take for a claim to be settled once that initial notice has been given. While the courts are sensitive to victim's needs and may order interim payments to cover medical costs and other necessities, the final reckoning of accounts can take many years, especially if the prognosis for a victim changes in light of medical advances, or alternatively deteriorates. Been there, done that, the payments to victims are not exceedingly generous, but the legal profession make a killing!
