Statue of Limitations
The statute of limitations for a FELA railroad injury case is three years from the date of the injury. For certain types of occupational diseases where uncertainly exists as to the date of injury, the clock may start ticking from the time the disease is discovered. This is often the case for asbestos, benzene and other solvent injuries. Therefore, you may have been exposed to asbestos 25 years ago while working on the railroad and only recently been diagnosed with asbestos lung cancer or mesothelioma. Even though you were exposed 25 years ago you can still file a case.
For train accident and personal injury the statute of limitation is dependent on the law of the State which can be as short as 1 year from the date of the accident.