WhyStatueof LimitationsareSo Important.
Manyclientsareunawareofthestatuteoflimitations inNorthCarolina. TheKelly&WestLawFirmteam hasreleasedanewblogpost helpingclientsunderstandthe statuteoflimitationsinNorth Carolina.
Whatarestatutesoflimitations?Thepostdescribesthem as, "Let'ssayyourcarisdamagedinan accident.Atthetime,youdon'thave theresourcestofilealawsuit againsttheotherdriver.
Youwaitayearbeforedecidingtotakethecaseto court.Isthecasestillvalid?" So,thelongerapersonwaitstofilea lawsuit,thehigherthechancesareof losingvaluableevidence,forgetting facts,losingtrackofwitnesses,or evenpassingacriticalcasefigure.
Statutesoflimitationsattempttopreventevidenceand memoriesfromgettingstale. Statutesoflimitationsvary basedontheareaoflawor categoryofcase.
Herearesomeexamplesofstatutesthatareeffective underNorthCarolinalegislation: PersonalInjuryorproperty damageclaimsduetoan accidentarebarredafterthree years.
Wrongfuldeathclaimscannotbebroughtforwardaftertwo yearsfromthedateofdeath. Trespassinguponrealproperty mustbebroughtforwardwithin threeyearsoftheinitialtrespass.
FindOutMoreAthttps://www.kelly-west.com
