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For Florida personal injury cases that are founded on negligence, the statute of limitations is 2 years. Auto accidents, premises liability and wrongful death cases all have a 4-year statute of limitations. Civil injury cases that are NOT based on negligence have a 2-year statute of limitations.

If you have a slip and fall claim, the statute of limitations under Florida law gives you a limited time in which to file a lawsuit against the liable party or parties to pursue your claim. Specifically, you have four years from the date of a slip and fall accident to file a lawsuit in your case.

Under the new law, if a jury finds that a plaintiff is more than 50 percent at fault for their own harm, then the plaintiff is barred from recovering any damages from any defendant.

Prior to 2023, if you were injured due to negligence, you would have four years to file your lawsuit under Florida Statutes § 95.11(3)(a). Yet, HB 837 has cut that filing period in half. Now, you only have two years to file your case. The two-year deadline applies to both personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits.

In no-fault states, drivers turn to their own insurance for coverage, regardless of fault. Florida is a no-fault state. In most situations, you will file a claim with your Personal Injury Protection (PIP) insurance if you are involved in a car accident.

The new law reduces the amount of time allowed to start a personal injury claim in Florida from four years to two years. Under the new law, most personal injury lawsuits must be filed within two years of the date of injury, or they will not be allowed.