Following a car accident, there are a number of different legal requirements that could apply in Tennessee. First, according to Tennessee Code §28-3-104, anyone injured in a car accident—whether a driver, passenger, motorcycle rider, cyclist, or pedestrian—must bring a lawsuit against the individual who is purportedly responsible for the accident within one year of the accident. Furthermore, the same one-year filing period applies if someone died as a result of a car accident and their family or another representative wants to file a wrongful death claim.