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Slip & Fall in Concord, NC

In Concord, slip & fall often happen along I-85 and US-29. If you were hurt and it wasn't your fault, we connect you with an experienced slip & fall attorney serving Concord — free, and with no obligation.

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Slip & Fall claims in Concord

The question in almost every store fall is how long it was there. A spill that happened thirty seconds earlier is a different case from one that sat through two shifts. Nobody can answer that question from memory later. The answer lives in a sweep log, a camera file, or an employee who remembers walking past it, and every one of those sits with the store, which is why asking for an incident report the same day changes what an attorney can get later. Then comes their side of it. You were carrying bags, the floor was marked, a careful shopper would have looked down. That argument does not trim a North Carolina claim. It ends it.
How fault gets decided can end a slip-and-fall case in Concord before it starts. North Carolina's rule: Pure contributory negligence — 1% at fault bars all recovery. You have 3 years to file. Injured on someone else's property — a store, a business, or private premises.
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3 years

3 years personal injury; wrongful death 2 years.

How fault works

Pure contributory negligence — 1% at fault bars all recovery

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Frequently asked questions

Where do I get a crash report in Concord?

The Concord Police Department handles crashes inside the city limits, including much of the US-29 corridor through town. On I-85 the NC State Highway Patrol is often the responding agency, and elsewhere in the county it may be the Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office. The NC Division of Motor Vehicles also handles crash-report requests statewide. Ask at the scene.

Which court would handle my injury case in Concord?

Concord is the seat of Cabarrus County, so a filed injury suit goes to the Cabarrus County Courthouse. North Carolina splits civil cases between District Court and Superior Court according to the amount claimed. Most injury claims are worked out with an insurer and never get that far, but if yours does, the deadline in North Carolina is 3 years from the date of the crash.

My crash was on I-85 near the Cabarrus and Mecklenburg line. Which county is it?

Cabarrus County borders Mecklenburg, and I-85 runs straight across that line, so a few hundred yards decides which sheriff's office and which courthouse are involved. The NC State Highway Patrol works much of that stretch on either side. Note the last mile marker or exit you passed. The legal rules are identical in both counties, because contributory negligence and the 3-year deadline are statewide.

How long do I have to file an injury claim in North Carolina?

In North Carolina, the deadline is generally 3 years from the date of the accident. 3 years personal injury; wrongful death 2 years. Deadlines are strict — the sooner you act, the more options you have.

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