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Truck crash claim: what can I do?

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Filing deadline3 years from date of accidentMCA § 27-2-204

Deadlines vary with the facts of each case. A lawyer can confirm yours.

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01 · Your filing deadline

What is the deadline in Montana?

Montana has a 3-year statute of limitations for personal injury from truck accidents (MCA § 27-2-204). Montana follows pure comparative fault — recovery reduced by fault percentage. Claims against Montana DOT or other state entities must first be presented in writing to the Department of Administration, and denied, before suit can be filed (MCA § 2-9-301). A lawyer can confirm yours.

3 years from date of accident

Montana's Glacier and Yellowstone area mountain passes create extreme braking conditions for commercial vehicles.

Source: MCA § 27-2-204

Deadlines vary; a lawyer can confirm yours. An older diagnosis or a past filing window does not, by itself, establish whether you have a claim.

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A lawyer can check which filing rules apply to your circumstances.

02 · Where cases are heard

Where would my case be heard?

Montana's vast rural geography and sparse hospital network make truck accident injuries particularly dangerous — transport to a Level I trauma center can take 2-4 hours. The I-90 corridor through Billings and US-2 along the Hi-Line carry significant agricultural and energy-sector commercial traffic. Montana follows pure comparative fault.

Medical facilities in Montana

  • Billings Clinic — Level II Trauma Center

How this works nationally

For the overall process and updates, read the Truck crash claim: what can I do? overview. This page covers the local information available for Montana.

What happens when I check?

You answer a few short questions about what happened. If you send them, your answers are kept on file. If a participating law firm takes these cases, it may contact you. People's Justice is not a law firm.

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Sources

  1. MCA § 27-2-204