Many of you will remember that Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch was involved in a hit-and-run accident in May of 2008 where he was accused of fleeing the scene after hitting a woman with his SUV after leaving a bar in the City of Buffalo. He eventually pleaded guilty to failure to exercise due care for a pedestrian and paid a fine.
The woman struck, Kimberly Shpeley of Ontario, Canada, has now filed a personal injury lawsuit in Erie County Court. She is alleging that she has suffered serious personal injury from being hit by Mr. Lynch’s vehicle and is seeking as yet unspecified monetary damages.
Many of you may wonder why, given that Mr. Lynch pleaded guilty to a traffic ticket over a year ago, Ms. Shpeley has taken so long to file her lawsuit. In a personal injury case, an injured person has three years from the date of the injury to proceed in court. While any specific reason Ms. Shpeley waited over a year would be mere speculation, it is not unusual for there to be a delay before a lawsuit is filed.
Reasons for delay may include waiting until she and her doctors have a better understanding of the extent of her injuries or because the parties are attempting to resolve the matter without having to resort to court intervention. Whatever, the reason, Ms. Shpeley is well within the time frame within which she is allowed to file a lawsuit in New York State.
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