Statute of limitations for slip and fall in New York

Rule or statute summary

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In New York, a slip-and-fall case is typically treated as a civil personal injury claim (often pleaded as negligence). For most civil claims of this kind, the limitation period discussed here is 5 years, using the general/default framework.

Your brief notes that no claim-type-specific sub-rule was found, so this page clearly uses the 5-year “general/default” period for the slip-and-fall fact pattern you described. In other words, this article does not identify a separate special SOL for every possible slip-and-fall legal theory—it applies the general rule provided in your jurisdiction data.

What this means in practice (timeline)

• Start (accrual) timing: The “clock” generally starts from the date of the incident (commonly the date of the fall) when the injury is, in practical terms, known or ascertainable.
• End (deadline) timing: You generally must file a lawsuit within 5 years of that start date.
• Consequence of missing the deadline: If you file too late, the defendant can raise the statute of limitations as a defense, and the court may dismiss the claim.

Gentle caution (not legal advice): This is a general/default discussion. Actual deadlines can change based on legal details such as how the claim is framed, when the injury was discovered, whether any tolling applies, and other special circumstances.

Quick example (how the deadline shifts)

Using the general rule (incident date + 5 years):

• If your slip and fall occurred on 2020-06-30, the estimated filing deadline would be around 2025-06-30 (absent any tolling/exception).
• If the incident happened later—say 2023-03-20—the estimated deadline moves later to around 2028-03-20.

Use DocketMath to estimate (and then verify)

DocketMath’s statute-of-limitations calculator can take your date of incident and output an estimated filing deadline based on the 5-year general/default period. For best results, verify the result with the specific claim facts and applicable rules (for example, whether an exception or different accrual concept applies).

Primary CTA

If you want the fastest way to estimate your deadline, use:

• /tools/statute-of-limitations

Citations

General SOL period (from your jurisdiction data):

• 5 years

General statute (from your brief’s jurisdiction data):

• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 30.10(2)(c)
  Source: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/30.10

Use these sources to confirm the authoritative text before finalizing the calculation.

• N.Y. CPLR § 213

Important citation fit (scope check)

A practical issue with the provided citation: CPL § 30.10 is located in New York’s Criminal Procedure Law, which typically governs aspects of criminal procedure and related time limits. Slip-and-fall matters are usually handled as civil claims governed by New York’s CPLR (Civil Practice Law and Rules), not the Criminal Procedure Law.

Because your brief explicitly instructs this post to use the provided jurisdiction data and citation, the article:

• states the 5-year general/default period clearly, and
• uses that 5-year period in the DocketMath calculation framework.

Sources and references

• TODO: Confirm the correct civil statute (CPLR provision) governing the limitation period for a typical New York slip-and-fall / personal injury claim, and update citations accordingly.
• TODO: Add any relevant accrual/tolling notes (only if supported by verified statutory or case authority), since actual deadlines can differ from the incident-date default.

Use the calculator

DocketMath’s statute-of-limitations calculator helps you estimate the last date to file based on your incident date and the 5-year general/default rule from this page.

Run the Statute Of Limitations calculation in DocketMath, then save the output so it can be audited later: Open the calculator.

Inputs to enter

1. Jurisdiction: US-NY (New York)
2. Date of incident / date of fall: the day you were injured
3. Rule selection: “General/default 5-year period” (since no claim-type-specific sub-rule was found)

How the output changes

Your estimated deadline is driven mainly by your chosen date:

• If your incident date is earlier, the estimated deadline moves earlier by the same time span.
• If your incident date is later, the estimated deadline moves later by the same time span.

What the calculator is conceptually doing

With the general/default rule used here, the conceptual output is:

• Estimated filing deadline = incident date + 5 years

Estimated deadlines (illustrative only)

Assuming no tolling/exception and that the calculation uses the same calendar date:

Primary CTA (calculator link)

Use:

• /tools/statute-of-limitations

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