After a slip and fall accident, some injuries don’t show up right away until many days, weeks or months later. Make sure to address all physical injuries resulting from the accident, talk to your doctor about how long the recovery should take and other future medications.

Time is crucial when filing a case if you’re injured in a slip and fall accident. It is critical to understand the statute of limitations in your state. The statute of limitations are laws to set the maximum time limit for you to file a case or go to the local branch of your state’s civil court and get a personal injury lawsuit started to avoid throwing your case as time-barred once you do decide to file it.

Every state has its own statute of limitations. Most states allow at least two years’ leeway between the injury and the filing of any lawsuit. In California and Texas, for example, the time limit is two years, while in New York it’s three years. Florida’s law allows four years to pass.

It is advisable to consult an experienced attorney that can help you maximize your recovery if you’re injured and to ensure you have the correct legal representation to assist you.