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District of Columbia: rules and deadlines at a glance
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| Product liability | 3 years |
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| Property damage | 3 years |
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| Dollar limit | $10,000 |
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| Filing fee | $5, $10 or $45 |
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| Lawyers | Required for corporate plaintiffs |
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| Acknowledge | No fixed number of days; must act with reasonable promptness |
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| Accept or deny | Reasonable time |
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| Pay | Not set by rule |
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| Minimum liability | $25,000 / $50,000 / $10,000 |
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| Fault system | At-fault (the driver who caused it pays) |
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| Shared-fault rule | Contributory negligence: any fault (even 1%) can bar recovery |
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| If you are fired | Next working day |
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| If you quit | Next payday or within 7 days, whichever is earlier |
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| Credit cards / open accounts | 3 years |
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| Written contracts | 3 years |
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| Promissory notes | 3 years |
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| Rule | Contributory negligence (51% bar for pedestrians and cyclists) |
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| When you are barred | Barred at 1% fault; pedestrians and cyclists barred only at 51%+ |
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| Repair attempts or days | 4 attempts or 30 days |
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| Coverage period | 2 years or 18,000 miles, whichever first |
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| Top rate | 8.25% |
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| Structure | Flat |
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