Traumatic Brain Injury Statutes of Limitations by State

Find the statute of limitations for filing a traumatic brain injury lawsuit in your state. Know your legal deadlines and protect your rights today.

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Navigating the legal landscape after a traumatic brain injury can be daunting, especially when you’re focused on caring for someone you love. Different types of cases come with their own rules for how long you have to act, depending on your state.

This guide is here to help clarify the timelines and legal terms that often come up when exploring your options for a claim. Understanding these definitions can help you feel more informed and prepared as you take the next steps.

How to use this list of Statutes of Limitations and Repose:

  • General Tort” is the statute of limitations for most personal injury or negligence claims (e.g., car accidents, slip and fall, general liability).
  • Medical Malpractice” is the statute of limitations for lawsuits against healthcare providers and hospitals for alleged negligence or errors in medical care. The phrase “from act/omission” = Time starts from the date of the alleged malpractice. The phrase “from discovery” = Time starts from when the injury was discovered or should have been discovered. The medical malpractice statute of repose is an absolute deadline after the act of malpractice, regardless of when the injury is discovered. After this period, no claim can be brought, even if the injury was not discovered until later.
  • “Products Liability”is the statute of limitations for claims involving injuries caused by defective or dangerous products. The products liability statute of repose is the maximum time after the product was manufactured, sold, or delivered that a lawsuit may be filed, regardless of when the injury occurred or was discovered.
  • “Workers’ Compensation” is statute of limitations for filing a workers’ compensation claim for work-related injuries or occupational diseases. The following phrases apply: “from injury” = Time starts from the date of the injury; “from last payment” = Time starts from the date of the last payment; “from knowledge/discovery” = Time starts from when the injury or occupational disease was, or should have been, discovered; “from first symptom” = For occupational diseases, time starts from first manifestation of symptoms; and “from act/discovery” = Whichever is later, the date of the act or the date the injury was discovered.
  • Each entry includes the relevant statute citation for your further research or verification.
  • “N/A” means that there is no statute of repose or not applicable for that claim type in that state.
Remember

Statute of limitations and repose can change, so it is essential to:

  • Confirm the current law as soon as possible.
  • Remember that there is no substitute for consulting an experienced attorney on a potential legal matter as soon as possible.
  • Remember that the facts of the case can alter or change the Statutes of Limitations.
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Statute of Limitations and Repose
  • General Tort: Ala. Code § 6-2-38(l) (2 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Ala. Code § 6-5-482(a) (2 years from act/omission or 6 months from discovery, 4 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Ala. Code § 6-2-38(l) (1 from injury or 1 year from discovery); Ala. Code § 6-5-502 (10 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: Ala. Code § 25-5-80 (2 years from injury or last payment)
  • General Tort: Alaska Stat. § 09.10.070 (2 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Alaska Stat. § 09.10.070 (a) (2 years); Alaska Stat. § 09.10.055(a)(2) (10 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Alaska Stat. § 09.10.070 (2 years)
  • Workers’ Comp: Alaska Stat. § 23.30.105(a) (2 years from injury or knowledge, 4 years repose)
  • General Tort: Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-542 (2 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-542(1) (2 years); Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-563.01 (7 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-551 (2 years); Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-551 (12 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 23-1061(A) (1 year from injury/knowledge)
  • General Tort: Ark. Code Ann. § 16-56-105 (3 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Ark. Code Ann. § 16-114-203 (2 years from act/omission)
  • Products Liability: Ark. Code Ann. § 16-116-103 (3 years); Ark. Code Ann. § 16-116-203 (8 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: Ark. Code Ann. § 11-9-702 (2 years from injury or 1 year from last payment)
  • General Tort: Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 335.1 (2 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 340.5 (1 year from discovery/3 years from injury)
  • Products Liability: Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 335.1 (2 years);
  • Workers’ Comp: Cal. Lab. Code § 5405 (1 year from injury/knowledge/pay period)
  • General Tort: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-102 (2 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-102.5 (2 years from discovery, 3 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-106(1) (2 years); Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-107(1) (7 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-43-103(2) (2 years from injury/knowledge)
  • General Tort: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-584 (2 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-584 (2 years from discovery, 3 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-577a (3 years); Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-577a (10 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-294c (1 year from injury/3 years for occupational)
  • General Tort: Del. Code Ann. tit. 10, § 8119 (2 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Del. Code Ann. tit. 18, § 6856 (2 years from injury/discovery, 3 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Del. Code Ann. tit. 10, § 8119 (2 years)
  • Workers’ Comp: Del. Code Ann. tit. 19, § 2361(a) (2 years from injury)
  • General Tort: Fla. Stat. § 95.11(5)(a) (2 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Fla. Stat. § 95.11(5)(c) (2 years from incident/discovery, 4 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Fla. Stat. § 95.11(3)(d) (4 years); Fla. Stat. § 95.031(2)(b) (12 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: Fla. Stat. § 440.19(1) (2 years from discovery)
  • General Tort: Ga. Code Ann. § 9-3-33 (2 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Ga. Code Ann. § 9-3-71 (2 years from injury/discovery, 5 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Ga. Code Ann. § 9-3-33 (2 years); Ga. Code Ann. § 51-1-11(b)(2) (10 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: Ga. Code Ann. § 34-9-82(a) (1 year from injury/2 years from last payment)
  • General Tort: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 657-7 (2 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 657-7.3 (2 years from discovery, 6 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 657-7 (2 years)
  • Workers’ Comp: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 386-82 (2 years from manifestation of effects of injury/5years of incident)
  • General Tort: Idaho Code § 5-219(4) (2 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Idaho Code § 5-219(4) (2 years from injury/discovery, 2 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Idaho Code § 6-1403 (2 years); Idaho Code § 6-1403 (10 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: Idaho Code § 72-706(1) (1 year when no compensation paid, 5 years from date of accident when payment discontinued)
  • General Tort: 735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/13-202 (2 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: 735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/13-212(a) (2 years from discovery, 4 years repose)
  • Products Liability: 735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/13-213(d) (2 years); 735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/13-213(b) (12 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: 820 ILCS 305/6(d) (3 years from injury/last payment)
  • General Tort: Ind. Code § 34-11-2-4 (2 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Ind. Code § 34-18-7-1 (2 years from act/omission)
  • Products Liability: Ind. Code § 34-20-3-1(b)(1) (2 years); Ind. Code § 34-20-3-1(b)(2) (10 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: Ind. Code § 22-3-3-3 (2 years from injury/last payment)
  • General Tort: Iowa Code § 614.1(2) (2 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Iowa Code § 614.1(9) (2 years from discovery, 6 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Iowa Code § 614.1(2A) (2 years); Iowa Code § 614.1(2A) (15 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: Iowa Code § 85.26(1) (2 years from injury/3 years from last payment)
  • General Tort: Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-513(a)(4) (2 years from injury/discovery); Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-513(b) (10 years repose)
  • Medical Malpractice: Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-513(a)(7) (2 years from injury/discovery, 4 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-513 (2 years); Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-3303 (10 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: Kan. Stat. Ann. § 44-520 (a) (1) (30 days from injury/20 days from last day of employment)
  • General Tort: Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 413.140(1)(a) (1 year)
  • Medical Malpractice: Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 413.140(1)(e) (1 year from injury/discovery, 5 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 413.140(1)(a) (1 year); Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 411.310(1) (no claim if injured more than 5 years from date of sale/8 years from date of manufacture)
  • Workers’ Comp: Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 342.185 (2 years from injury/last payment)
  • General Tort: La. Civ. Code Ann. art. 3493.1 (2 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 9:5628 (1 year from discovery, 3 years repose)
  • Products Liability: La. Civ. Code Ann. art. 3493.1 (2 years); La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 9:2800.28 (10 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 23:1209 (1 year from injury/last payment)
  • General Tort: Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 752 (6 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 24, § 2902 (3 years from act/discovery)
  • Products Liability: Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 752 (6 years)
  • Workers’ Comp: Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39-A, § 306 (2 years from injury/ 6 years from last payment)
  • General Tort: Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 5-101 (3 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 5-109(a) (3 years from discovery, 5 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 5-101 (3 years)
  • Workers’ Comp: Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. § 9-709 (2 years from injury/knowledge)
  • General Tort: Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 2A (3 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 4 (3 years from act/discovery, 7 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 2A (3 years)
  • Workers’ Comp: Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 152, § 41 (4 years from discovery)
  • General Tort: Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5805(2) (3 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5805(8), § 600.5838a (2 years from act/discovery, 6 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5805(12) (3 years); Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5839(1) (10 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: Mich. Comp. Laws § 418.381(2) (2 years from injury)
  • General Tort: Minn. Stat. § 541.07(1) (2 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Minn. Stat. § 541.076 (4 years from act/discovery)
  • Products Liability: Minn. Stat. § 541.05(2) (4 years); Minn. Stat. § 541.051(1)(a) (10 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: Minn. Stat. § 176.151(1) (3 years from report of injury/6 years from date of accident)
  • General Tort: Miss. Code Ann. § 15-1-49 (3 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Miss. Code Ann. § 15-1-36(2) (2 years from act/discovery, 7 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Miss. Code Ann. § 15-1-49 (3 years)
  • Workers’ Comp: Miss. Code Ann. § 71-3-35(1) (2 years from injury/last payment)
  • General Tort: Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.120 (5 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.105 (2 years from act/discovery, 10 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.120 (5 years)
  • Workers’ Comp: Mo. Rev. Stat. § 287.430 (2 years from injury/last payment)
  • General Tort: Mont. Code Ann. § 27-2-204 (3 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Mont. Code Ann. § 27-2-205 (2 years from discovery, 5 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Mont. Code Ann. § 27-2-204 (3 years)
  • Workers’ Comp: Mont. Code Ann. § 39-71-601 (1 year from injury/3 years for latent)
  • General Tort: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-207 (4 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-2828 (2 years from act/1 year from discovery, 10 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-224 (4 years); Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-224(2) (10 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-137 (2 years from injury/last payment)
  • General Tort: Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(4)(e) (2 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Nev. Rev. Stat. § 41A.097(3) (3 years from injury/2 years from discovery)
  • Products Liability: Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(4)(e) (2 years)
  • Workers’ Comp: Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.020 (90 days from injury)
  • General Tort: N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 508:4 (3 years from injury/discovery)
  • Medical Malpractice: N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 507-C:4 (2 years from injury/discovery)
  • Products Liability: N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 508:4 (3 years)
  • Workers’ Comp: N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 281-A:21-a (3 years from injury)
  • General Tort: N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:14-2 (2 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:14-2 (2 years from act/discovery)
  • Products Liability: N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:14-2 (2 years); N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:14-1.1 (10 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:15-51 (2 years from injury/last payment)
  • General Tort: N.M. Stat. Ann. § 37-1-8 (3 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: N.M. Stat. Ann. § 41-5-13 (3 years from act)
  • Products Liability: N.M. Stat. Ann. § 37-1-8 (3 years)
  • Workers’ Comp: N.M. Stat. Ann. § 52-1-31 (1 year from injury/last payment)
  • General Tort: N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 214(5) (3 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 214-a (2 years 6 months from act/discovery)
  • Products Liability: N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 214-c(2) (3 years)
  • Workers’ Comp: N.Y. Workers’ Comp. Law § 28 (2 years from injury)
  • General Tort: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-52(16) (3 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-15(c) (3 years from act/discovery, 4 years repose)
  • Products Liability: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-52(16) (3 years); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-50(a)(5) (6 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-24(a) (2 years from injury/last payment)
  • General Tort: N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-16(5) (6 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-18(3) (2 years from discovery, 6 years repose)
  • Products Liability: N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-16(5) (6 years); N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01.3-08 (10 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: N.D. Cent. Code § 65-05-01 (1 year from injury/knowledge)
  • General Tort: Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2305.10(A) (2 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2305.113(A) (1 year from act/discovery, 4 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2305.10(C)(1) (2 years); Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2305.10(C)(1) (10 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4123.84 (1 year from injury)
  • General Tort: Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 95(A)(3) (2 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Okla. Stat. tit. 76, § 18 (2 years from act/discovery)
  • Products Liability: Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 95(A)(3) (2 years); Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 109 (10 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: Okla. Stat. tit. 85A, § 69(A) (1 year from injury/6 months from last payment)
  • General Tort: Or. Rev. Stat. § 12.110(1) (2 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Or. Rev. Stat. § 12.110(4) (2 years from discovery, 5 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Or. Rev. Stat. § 30.905(1) (2 years); Or. Rev. Stat. § 30.905(2) (10 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: Or. Rev. Stat. § 656.265(4) (1 year from injury/knowledge)
  • General Tort: 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524(2) (2 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524(2) (2 years from discovery)
  • Products Liability: 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524(2) (2 years); 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5536 (12 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: 77 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 602 (3 years from injury/last payment)
  • General Tort: R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-14(b) (3 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-14.1 (3 years from act/discovery)
  • Products Liability: R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-13 (10 years)
  • Workers’ Comp: R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-35-57 (2 years from injury/last payment)
  • General Tort: S.C. Code Ann. § 15-3-530(5) (3 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: S.C. Code Ann. § 15-3-545(A) (3 years from act/discovery, 6 years repose)
  • Products Liability: S.C. Code Ann. § 15-3-530(5) (3 years); S.C. Code Ann. § 15-3-640 (8 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: S.C. Code Ann. § 42-15-40 (2 years from injury/last payment)
  • General Tort: S.D. Codified Laws § 15-2-14(3) (3 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: S.D. Codified Laws § 15-2-14.1 (2 years from act/discovery)
  • Products Liability: S.D. Codified Laws § 15-2-12.2 (3 years)
  • Workers’ Comp: S.D. Codified Laws § 62-7-35 (2 years from injury/knowledge)
  • General Tort: Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1) (1 year)
  • Medical Malpractice: Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-26-116(a)(1) (1 year from act/discovery, 3 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1) (1 year); Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-28-103 (10 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-203 (1 year from injury/last payment)
  • General Tort: Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003(a) (2 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 74.251(a) (2 years from act/discovery, 10 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003(a) (2 years); Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.012(b) (15 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: Tex. Labor Code § 409.003 (1 year from injury)
  • General Tort: Utah Code Ann. § 78B-2-307 (4 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Utah Code Ann. § 78B-3-404(1) (2 years from act/discovery, 4 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Utah Code Ann. § 78B-6-706 (2 years)
  • Workers’ Comp: Utah Code Ann. § 34A-2-417 (1 year from injury/knowledge)
  • General Tort: Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 512(4) (3 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 521 (3 years from act/2 from discovery, 7 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 512(4) (3 years)
  • Workers’ Comp: Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 21, § 660(a) (3 tears from injury)
  • General Tort: Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-243(A) (2 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-243(A) (2 years from act/discovery, 10 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-243(A) (2 years); Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-250 (5 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: Va. Code Ann. § 65.2-601 (2 years from injury)
  • General Tort: Wash. Rev. Code § 4.16.080(2) (3 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Wash. Rev. Code § 4.16.350 (3 years from act or 1 from discovery, 8 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Wash. Rev. Code § 7.72.060(3) (3 years); Wash. Rev. Code § 7.72.060(2) (12 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: Wash. Rev. Code § 51.28.050 (1 year from injury)
  • General Tort: W. Va. Code § 55-2-12(b) (2 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: W. Va. Code § 55-7B-4 (2 years from act or discovery, 10 years repose)
  • Products Liability: W. Va. Code § 55-2-12(b) (2 years)
  • Workers’ Comp: W. Va. Code § 23-4-15(a) (6 months from injury)
  • General Tort: Wis. Stat. § 893.54(1m) (3 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Wis. Stat. § 893.55(1m) (3 years from act or one year from discovery, 5 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Wis. Stat. § 893.54(2) (3 years); Wis. Stat. § 893.89 (7 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: Wis. Stat. § 102.12 (2 years from injury)
  • General Tort: Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-3-105(a)(iv)(C) (4 years)
  • Medical Malpractice: Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-3-107(a) (2 years from act/discovery, 4 years repose)
  • Products Liability: Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-3-105(a)(iv)(C) (4 years); Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-3-111 (10 years repose)
  • Workers’ Comp: Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-14-503 (1 year from injury/discovery, 3 years for occupational)

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