I have a slip and fall injury case. Should I wait until I'm better to file a claim?

Any lawsuit for the slip and fall accident must be filed within the applicable limitations period set out in the laws of your state (a law that is commonly referred to as the “statute of limitations”).  The length of this time period varies from state to state. Most states impose a limitations period of one year from the date of your accident, but other states might establish a limitations period of two years, five years, or some other number of years. 

In addition, laws may be available to “toll” the limitations period, or temporarily suspend it from running, in certain specific situations.  For example, in most cases, if a person was injured before reaching the age of adulthood, the limitations period does not begin to run until that person reaches legal age, although a lawsuit may be filed sooner than that, by a legal guardian over the injured minor. 

Similar laws usually suspend the period from running while the injured person is incarcerated, is mentally incapacitated, or for other reasons stated in the law.  You should never wait until you’ve finished with medical treatment to seek legal advice from a personal injury attorney about your time frame to sue for a slip and fall injury.  The best course is to find out, early on, how quickly you must file, and avoid waiting until the last minute to try to find a slip and fall attorney to represent you.

Talk to an Injury Attorney to get legal advice regarding your case, and find out how much compensation you are entitled to.