{"id":1897,"date":"2025-09-12T15:16:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T22:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ranzlaw.com\/?post_type=areas-served&p=1897"},"modified":"2026-09-24T08:10:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T15:10:57","slug":"university-place","status":"publish","type":"areas-served","link":"https:\/\/www.ranzlaw.com\/es\/areas-served\/university-place\/","title":{"rendered":"University Place"},"content":{"rendered":"

University Place is largely residential, and its collisions concentrate on a small number of arterials. Bridgeport Way<\/strong> carries most of the through traffic, mixing commuters with local turning movements, school zones and pedestrian crossings.<\/p>\n

The Chambers Creek<\/strong> area adds significant recreational traffic, including cyclists and pedestrians on roads that were not designed for it. Cases involving vulnerable road users turn heavily on right of way and visibility, and on evidence gathered before the scene changes.<\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-1897","areas-served","type-areas-served","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"location_detail":"

Where would a University Place injury claim be filed?<\/h2>\n

University Place sits in Pierce County<\/strong>. Civil claims are generally handled through Pierce County Superior Court in Tacoma<\/strong> (930 Tacoma Avenue South).<\/p>\n

There is an important exception. If a city vehicle, a county vehicle or a poorly maintained public road contributed to your crash, the claim is against a government entity and runs on a different track. Washington requires a formal tort claim notice and a 60 day waiting period<\/strong> before suit (RCW 4.96.020<\/a>). Missing that step can end an otherwise strong case on procedure alone.<\/p>\n

I was treated at MultiCare Tacoma General. Who pays?<\/h2>\n

Seriously injured people in and around University Place are often taken to MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital<\/strong>, and the billing question tends to arrive before anyone has recovered enough to think about it.<\/p>\n

In Washington, your own PIP coverage is primary<\/strong> after a car collision. It pays before your health insurance, whatever health plan you carry. This is not a choice between the two: you generally use PIP first, and a health insurer can hold off on accident related care until PIP is exhausted. PIP carries no deductible, copay or network restriction, so that order usually works in your favour, and coordinating it properly at settlement is what protects your net recovery.<\/p>\n

How long do I have to bring a claim?<\/h2>\n

As a general rule, Washington allows three years<\/strong> from the date of injury to file a personal injury lawsuit (RCW 4.16.080<\/a>). That is the default rather than a universal rule. Claims involving a city or county run on the shorter notice track described above, claims involving a federal employee or facility fall under the Federal Tort Claims Act with its own two year administrative deadline, and cases involving injured children follow different timing.<\/p>\n

Because more than one deadline can apply to the same crash, the date in your case is worth confirming early rather than assuming.<\/p>\n

Talk to an attorney about a University Place claim<\/h2>\n

Call or text (206) 429-5227<\/strong> or contact us here<\/a> for a free consultation. There is no fee unless we win.<\/p>\n

If you would rather understand the process before you call, our guide to hiring a personal injury lawyer in Washington<\/a> walks through what to expect, or read more about car accident claims in Washington<\/a>.<\/p>"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ranzlaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/areas-served\/1897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ranzlaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/areas-served"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ranzlaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/areas-served"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ranzlaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}