How Long do I have to file a claim?

Alabama

• Personal Injury: 2 years; Alabama Code 6-2-1, et. seq

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; Ala. Code §6.5.482

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; Alabama Code § 6-2-38

 

Alaska

• Personal Injury: 2 years; Alaska State. §09.10.070

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; Alaska Stat. §09.10.070

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; Alaska Statutes: AS 09.55.580

 

Arizona

• Personal Injury: 2 years; Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 12-542 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §12-542

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-542

 

Arkansas

• Personal Injury: 3 years; Ark. Code Ann. § 16-56-101 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; Ark. Stat. Ann. §16-114-203

• Wrongful Death: 3 years; Ark. Code § 16-62-102

 

California

• Personal Injury 2 years; Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 312 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 3 years (after injury); 1 year (after discovery); Cal. Civil Procedure Code §340.5

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; California Code of Civil Procedure 335.1

 

Colorado

• Personal Injury: 3 years; C.R.S. 13-80-101(1)(n) (2009)

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; Colo. Rev. Stat. §13-80-102.5

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; Colorado Revised Statutes §§ 13-21-201 through 13-21-204

 

Connecticut

• Personal Injury: 2 years; Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 52-575 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; Conn. Gen. Stat. §52-584

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-555

 

Delaware

• Personal Injury: 2 years; Del. Code Ann. tit. 10, § 8101 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; Del. Code Ann. tit. 18, §656

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; Del. Code tit. 10, § 8107

 

DC

• Personal Injury: 3 years; D.C. Code § 12-301 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 3 years; D.C. Code Ann. §12-301 and §12-302

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; D.C. Code § 16-2702

 

Florida

• Personal Injury: 4 years; Fla. Stat. Ann. § 95.011 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; Fla. Stat. §95.11

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; Fla. Stat. § 95.11(4)(d)

 

Georgia

• Personal Injury: 2 years; Ga. Code Ann. § 9-3-32 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; Ga. Code §9-3-70 et seq.

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; Ga. Code § 9-3-33

 

Hawaii

• Personal Injury: 2 years; Haw. Rev. Stat. § 657-7 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; Hawaii Rev. Stat. §657-7.3

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; Haw. Rev. Stat § 633-3

 

Idaho

• Personal Injury: 2 years; Idaho Code § 5-218 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; Idaho Code §5-219

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; Idaho Code § 5-219(4)

 

Illinois

• Personal Injury: 2 years; 735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/13-201 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; Ill. Rev. Stat. ch. 735, §5/13-212 and §5/13-215

• Wrongful Death: 2 years or 5 years (person died as a result of "violent intentional conduct"); 1 year (after the criminal case is completed if the person who caused the death was charged); 740 Ill. Comp. Stat. 180/2

 

Indiana

• Personal Injury: 2 years; Ind. Code Ann. § 34-11-2-1 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; Ind. Code §34-18-7-1 et seq.

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; Indiana Code §§ 34-23-1-1, 34-23-1-2, and 34-23-2-1

 

Iowa

• Personal Injury: 2 years; Iowa Code Ann. § 614.1 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; Iowa Code §614.1

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; Iowa Code § 614.1

 

Kansas

• Personal Injury: 2 years; Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-501 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; Kan. Stat. Ann. §60-513 and §60-515

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; Kan. Stat. § 60-513(a)(5)

 

Kentucky

• Personal Injury: 1 year; Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 413.080 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 1 year; Ky. Rev. Stat. §413.140 and §413.170

• Wrongful Death: 1 year (from the date on which the deceased's personal representative is appointed) or 2 years (personal representative is appointed more than one year from the date of the death); Ky. Rev. Stat. §§ 413.140, 413.180

 

Louisiana

• Personal Injury: 1 year; La. civil code § 3492 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 1 year; La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §9:5628

• Wrongful Death: 1 year; La. Civ. Code § 2315.2

 

Maine

• Personal Injury: 6 years; Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 752

• Medical Malpractice: 3 years; Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 24, §2902

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; 6 years (If the death was due to homicide); Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-C, § 2-807

 

Maryland

• Personal Injury: 3 years; Md. Courts & Jud. Proc. Code Ann. § 5-101

• Medical Malpractice: 5 years (from act) or 3 years (from discovery); Md. Courts & Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §5-109

• Wrongful Death: 3 years; Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 3-904

 

Massachusetts

• Personal Injury: 3 years; Mass. Ann. Laws ch. 260, § 1 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 3 years; Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 260, §4 and ch. 231, §60D

• Wrongful Death: 3 years; Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 229, § 6

 

Michigan

• Personal Injury: 3 years; Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5801 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; Mich. Comp. Laws §600.5805, §600.5838a and §600.5851

• Wrongful Death: 3 years; Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5805

 

Minnesota

• Personal Injury: 2 years; Minn. Stat. Ann. § 541.01 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 4 years; Minn. Stat. §541.076 and §541.15

• Wrongful Death: 3-6 years; 3-4 years (If the death was a result of medical malpractice; Minn. Stat. § 573.02

 

Mississippi

• Personal Injury: 3 years; Miss. Code. Ann. § 15-1-1 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; Miss. Code Ann. §15-1-36

• Wrongful Death: 3 years; 1 year (if the death was the result of an intentional act); Miss. Code § 11-1-60 & Miss. Code § 11-7-13

 

Missouri

• Personal Injury: 5 years; Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.097 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; Mo. Rev. Stat. §516.105

• Wrongful Death: 3 years; Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.100

 

Montana

• Personal Injury: 3 years; Mont. Code Ann. § 27-2-201 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 3 years; Mont. Code Ann. §27-2-205

• Wrongful Death: 3 years; 10 years (if the death was the result of a homicide); Montana Code § 27-2-204(2)

 

Nebraska

• Personal Injury: 4 years; Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-201 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; Neb. Rev. Stat. §44-2828 and §25-213

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 25-222, 25-224, 30-810, and 44-2828

 

Nevada

• Personal Injury: 2 years; Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 11.010 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 3 years; Nev. Rev. Stat. §41A.097 and §11.250

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(4)(e)

 

New Hampshire

• Personal Injury: 3 years; N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 508:1 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §508:4 and §508:8 &N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §507-C:4

• Wrongful Death: 3 years; N.H. Rev. Stat. § 556:12.

 

New Jersey

• Personal Injury: 6 years; N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2a:14-1 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; N.J. Rev. Stat. §2A:14-2

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; N.J. Stat. § 2A:31-3

 

New Mexico

• Personal Injury: 3 years; N.M. Stat. Ann. § 37-1-1 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 3 years; N.M. Stat. Ann. §41-5-13

• Wrongful Death: 3 years; N.M. Stat. § 41-2-2

 

New York

• Personal Injury: 3 years; N.Y. Civ. Prac. Laws & Rules § 201 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 2.5 years; N.Y. Civil Practice Law and Rules Law §214-a and §208

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; N.Y. Est. Powers & Trusts Law § 5-4.1

  • 2.5 years (If the death was the result of medical malpractice); N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 214-a

  • 1 year (If the person responsible for the death has a criminal case pending against him or her as a result of the event that caused the death); N.Y. Est. Powers & Trusts Law § 5-4.1

 

North Carolina

• Personal Injury: 3 years; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-46 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 3 years; N.C. Gen. Stat. §1-15 and §1-17

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-53

 

North Dakota

• Personal Injury: 6 years; N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-01 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; N.D. Cent. Code §28-01-18 and §28-01-25

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; 2-6 years (if the death was the result of medical malpractice); N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-18(4)

 

Ohio

• Personal Injury: 4 years; Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2305.03 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 1 year; Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §2305.113 and §2305.16

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; Ohio Rev. Code § 2125.02

 

Oklahoma

• Personal Injury: 2 years; Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 91 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; Okla. Stat. tit. 76, §18 and tit. 12, §96

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 1053

 

Oregon

• Personal Injury: 2 years; Or. Rev. Stat. § 12.010 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; Or. Rev. Stat. §12.110 and §12.160

• Wrongful Death: 3 years; Or. Rev. Stat. § 30.020

 

Pennsylvania

• Personal Injury: 2 years; 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 5501 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; Pa. Stat. tit. 40, §1303.513

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; Pa. Stat. and Cons. Stat. § 5524

 

Rhode Island

• Personal Injury: 3 years; R. I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-12 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 3 years; R.I. Gen. Laws §9-1-14.1

• Wrongful Death: 3 years; R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-7-2

 

South Carolina

• Personal Injury: 3 years; S.C. Code Ann. § 15-3-510 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 3 years; S.C. Code Ann. §15-3-545

• Wrongful Death: 3 years; S.C. Code § 15-3-530(6)

 

South Dakota

• Personal Injury: 3 years; S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 15-2-1 et seq.

• Medical malpractice: 2 years; S.D. Codified Laws Ann. §15-2-14.1

• Wrongful Death: 3 years; S.D. Codified Laws § 21-5-3

 

Tennessee

• Personal Injury: 1 year; Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-101 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 1 year (from injury or discovery) or 3 years (from act except where there is fraudulent concealment on the part of the defendant); Tenn. Code Ann. §29-26-116 and §28-1-106

• Wrongful Death: 1 year; Tenn. Code § 28-3-104

 

Texas

• Personal Injury: 2 years; Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.001 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code Ann. §74.251

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003

 

Utah

• Personal Injury: 4 years; Utah Code Ann. § 78-12-22 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; Utah Code Ann. §78B-3-404

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; Utah Code §§ 78B-2-304, 63G-7-402

 

Vermont

• Personal Injury: 3 years; Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 461 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 3 years; Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, §521 and tit. 12, §551

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; Vt. Stat. tit. 14, § 1491 & 1492

 

Virginia

• Personal Injury: 2 years; Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-228 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; Va. Code §8.01-243 et seq.

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; Va. Code § 8.01-244

 

Washington

• Personal Injury: 3 years; Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 4.16.005 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 3 years; Wash. Rev. Code §4.16.350 and §4.16.190

• Wrongful Death: 3 years; Wash. Rev. Code § 4.16.080(2)

 

West Virginia

• Personal Injury: 2 years; W. Va. Code § 55-2-1 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; W. Va. Code §55-7B-4

• Wrongful Death: 2 years; W.Va. Code § 55-7-6

 

Wisconsin

• Personal Injury: 3 years; Wis. Stat. Ann. § 893.01 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 3 years; Wis. Stat. §893.55 and §893.56

• Wrongful Death: 3 years; 2 years (if the person died as a result of a car accident); Wis. Stat. § 893.54

 

Wyoming

• Personal Injury: 4 years; Wyo. Stat. § 1-3-102 et seq.

• Medical Malpractice: 2 years; Wyo. Stat. §1-3-107

• Wrongful Death: 2 years: Wyo. Stat. § 1-38-102