What is the statute of limitations for personal injury claims in North Carolina?

Most states have time deadlines for filing a personal injury suit. The deadline is referred to as the “statute of limitations”. If you fail to start your lawsuit and the deadline expires, your case will be dismissed by the judge. Personal Injury claims have a statute of limitation period of three (3) years, although if a person dies because of his or her injuries the period is two (2) years from the date of death. Some exceptions to the limits period apply, and an attorney should be consulted about the proper limits period for each case.