Educational how-to
Accident benefits versus a lawsuit after a crash
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SABS benefits are first-party
You claim them from an insurer. A tort lawsuit is about another person’s liability and uses Superior Court civil forms if it is filed.
You can have both tracks
They still use different rules and different limitation ideas. Do not assume one date covers both.
Official law on this site: insurance-law.
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