Most people who fall at a store or restaurant want to get up and leave. But hip, wrist, shoulder, back, and head injuries are common after falls, and the evidence of what caused the fall can disappear within days. Poynter & Bucheri has an office in downtown Mooresville at 4 N. Indiana St. If you were hurt in a fall in Mooresville or Morgan County, call (317) 296-8562.
Where falls happen in and around Mooresville
Grocery stores, pharmacies, restaurants, and retail stores along State Road 67, older downtown buildings with steps and uneven entrances, and business parking lots are common settings. Typical hazards include wet floors without warning signs, spilled products, loose mats, broken or missing handrails, poor lighting on stairs, and potholes or wheel stops in parking lots. See stairs, steps, and handrail falls and store and grocery falls.
What you need to show
Customers are generally invitees under Indiana law, and a business owes them reasonable care to keep the premises reasonably safe (Burrell v. Meads, 1991). The fact that you fell is not enough by itself. Usually, the key question is whether the business created the hazard, or knew or should have known about it through reasonable inspection, and failed to fix it or warn you. How long a spill was on the floor, whether employees walked past it, and whether the store followed its own cleaning schedule can all matter.
Evidence to protect right away
- Video. Many stores record over surveillance footage on a routine schedule. A prompt written request to preserve it is usually more effective than asking at the service desk.
- The incident report. Ask for a copy, or at least the name of the employee who took it.
- Photos. The hazard, the surrounding area, any warning signs or the lack of them, the lighting, your shoes, and your injuries.
- Witnesses. Names and phone numbers of customers and employees, and anything employees said about the hazard.
- Your shoes and clothing, kept as they were.
Our full checklist is here: what to do after falling in a store.
Medical bills after a fall
A fall can lead to emergency care, imaging, surgery, and therapy, and the bills often arrive before any claim is resolved. Your own health insurance usually pays first, and it may later seek repayment from a settlement. Some businesses’ policies include medical payments coverage that pays limited amounts regardless of fault. Read who pays medical bills after a fall at a business.
When the property is public
A fall on a public sidewalk, in a town or county building, or on other government property follows different rules. Written notice must be filed within 180 days for local governments, such as the Town of Mooresville or Morgan County, and within 270 days for the State (IC 34-13-3-8 and IC 34-13-3-6). Indiana’s comparative fault statute does not apply to tort claims against government entities (IC 34-51-2-2).
Deadlines and shared fault
Most Indiana premises injury lawsuits must be filed within two years of the fall (IC 34-11-2-4). Businesses often argue the hazard was obvious or that you were not watching where you were going. Under Indiana’s modified comparative fault law, your damages are reduced by your share of fault, and you are barred only if your fault is greater than the combined fault of everyone else (IC 34-51-2-6). Morgan County cases are typically filed in Morgan Circuit or Superior Court in Martinsville.
We work on a contingency fee: if you do not win your case, you will pay no attorneys’ fees. If there is no recovery, the client owes no fee and no costs. Case costs and expenses are paid from any settlement or recovery.
Our Mooresville office is at 4 N. Indiana St, Mooresville, IN 46158 · (317) 296-8562. See also our Mooresville office page and Indiana slip and fall lawyer page.
Frequently asked questions
Do you handle slip and fall cases in Mooresville?
Yes. Our Mooresville office is at 4 N. Indiana St, Mooresville, IN 46158, phone (317) 296-8562, and we accept premises injury cases throughout Morgan County and Indiana.
Is a store automatically responsible if I fall?
No. Usually the key question is whether the business created the hazard, or knew or should have known about it through reasonable inspection, and failed to fix it or warn you.
Who pays my medical bills after a fall at a business?
Your own health insurance usually pays first and may seek repayment from a settlement. Some business policies include medical payments coverage that pays limited amounts regardless of fault.
How long do I have to file a slip and fall claim in Morgan County?
Most Indiana premises injury lawsuits must be filed within two years of the fall (IC 34-11-2-4). Falls on government property require written notice within 180 days (local) or 270 days (State).
Sources
- IC 34-13-3-8 — official heading: “Claims against political subdivisions; notice requirement.” A tort claim against a political subdivision (such as a city or county) is barred unless written notice is filed within 180 days after the loss occurs.
- IC 34-13-3-6 — official heading: “Notice to attorney general and state agency involved.” A tort claim against the State is barred unless written notice is filed within 270 days after the loss occurs.
- IC 34-51-2-2 — official heading: “Governmental entities and public employees excepted.” The comparative fault chapter does not apply to tort claims against governmental entities or public employees.
- IC 34-11-2-4 — official heading: “Injury or forfeiture of penalty actions.” An action for injury to a person or to personal property generally must be started within two years after the cause of action accrues.
- IC 34-51-2-6 — official heading: “Barring of recovery; degree of contributory fault.” A claimant cannot recover if the claimant’s fault is greater than the fault of all persons whose fault proximately contributed to the damages.
Indiana Code links open the official chapter PDF from the Indiana General Assembly (2026 Code); federal rules link to the current eCFR text.
More official links: Indiana accident resources · Indiana crash statistics · How to get your crash report
General information only—not legal advice. Laws change and every case is different; deadlines can be shorter in some situations. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.