The Filing Deadline for Cypress Slip and Fall Claims

Injury Law Alert for Cypress, Hockley & Waller, TX

Have you taken a tumble after walking across a slick floor or tripped over an uneven surface and suffered a serious injury as a result? Slip and fall injuries can cause painful and debilitating conditions and can occur anywhere at any time. They often result in ongoing medical bills and lost wages, leaving you with a financial crisis on top of physical pain and injury.If you have been injured on someone else’s property in Cypress, Hockley or Waller, TX because of their negligence, you might be eligible to recover compensation through a personal injury claim. One important factor in your claim is a deadline for filing suit known as the Statute of Limitations.

In Texas, most personal injury claims, including slip and fall injuries, have a two-year Statute of Limitations. In other words, from the date of the slip and fall, you generally have two years to file a lawsuit. If you miss the deadline, you probably will lose your right to recover any money at all from the party responsible for your injuries, no matter how solid your claim is. Courts in Texas will almost never bend or extend these deadlines.Two years might not seem like a short time, but the time can go by quickly when you are trying to take care of other things, like recovering from an injury and getting on with your life. You might find that you have not settled your claim or filed a lawsuit before the deadline has arrived. There are also some exceptions that may shorten or, in rare cases, lengthen the time that you have to file a slip and fall lawsuit in Cypress, Hockley or Waller,

TX: Slip and Fall on Government Property:

If your slip and fall injury happened on land or property that is owned or maintained by a city, state, or federal government entity (such as a park, public building, road, etc. ), you must meet much shorter notice requirements. You typically must provide formal notice of your claim to the government agency within a much shorter period of time, such as six months. If you fail to provide formal notice within this period, you will likely lose your claim entirely.

Minors:

If the injured victim was a minor (under 18 years old) at the time of the slip and fall, the two-year Statute of Limitations generally would not start running until the injured party’s 18th birthday. Therefore, he or she would have until his or her 20th birthday to file a lawsuit. It is critical to take action early, because evidence of the cause of your slip and fall injury can disappear quickly. Witnesses can move away or lose their memories about the incident, security camera footage (if it even exists) is often erased after a short time, and the property conditions which led to your fall may change. The defendant and their insurance company are not going to sit on their hands and wait for you to act.

Contact an Experienced Cypress Slip and Fall Attorney in Harris County, TX Today

If you or someone you care about has been hurt in a slip and fall accident in Cypress, Hockley or Waller, don’t wait until it is too late to seek legal advice. Call a knowledgeable Harris County, Texas personal injury attorney right away. An attorney with experience in premises liability claims can take prompt action to investigate your claim and gather evidence in support of your case, work with experts to determine the full extent of your damages, and advise you as to your rights and the deadlines you need to be aware of. 

At Shaw Clifford Law, we know and understand Texas premises liability law and how it applies to your case. We will fight to protect your rights and recover the maximum compensation available for your injuries.

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