{"meta":{"dataset":"limitations","title":"Statutes of limitations by state: personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, product liability and property damage","version":"1.1.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23743673","doiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23743673","conceptDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23721435","license":"CC BY 4.0","licenseUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Source: Probative, Statutes of limitations by state: personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, product liability and property damage, version 1.1.0, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23743673, licensed CC BY 4.0.","citation":"Probative. (2026). Statutes of limitations by state: personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, product liability and property damage (Version 1.1.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23743673","disclaimer":"Not legal advice. These are the periods as each statute states them, read in the official code on the date shown. Tolling, discovery rules, notice-of-claim deadlines for claims against a government, minors' rules and other exceptions can shorten or lengthen the time to file, and statutes change. Check the statute and ask a lawyer licensed in the state before relying on a deadline.","notice":"Probative is a marketing firm, not a law firm; not legal advice.","lastChecked":"2026-10-28","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/limitations/limitations.json","humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/research/statute-of-limitations-by-state/","statusCodes":{"P":"primary source","S":"secondary source","D":"ABA model default","U":"open question"}},"key":"jurisdiction","records":[{"id":"limitations-ak-pi","dataset":"limitations","jurisdiction":"AK","jurisdictionName":"Alaska","claimType":"pi","claimTypeName":"Personal injury","status":"P","sourceType":"official code","court":null,"case":null,"decided":null,"text":"Alaska, personal injury: two years, under AS 09.10.070(a)(2), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28.","value":2,"unit":"years","years":2,"period":"two years","statuteCite":"AS 09.10.070(a)(2)","officialUrl":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=09.10.070&secEnd=09.10.070","sourceUrl":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=09.10.070&secEnd=09.10.070","discoveryRule":"U","reposeYears":null,"governmentNoticeDays":null,"basis":"specific","readBy":"script","uReason":null,"quote":"Actions for torts, for injury to personal property, for certain statutory liabilities, and against peace officers and coroners to be brought in two years.","sources":[{"label":"Alaska Legislature, Alaska Statutes 2025, AS 09.10.070","url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=09.10.070&secEnd=09.10.070","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"Actions for torts, for injury to personal property, for certain statutory liabilities, and against peace officers and coroners to be brought in two years.","supports":"period"}],"source":{"agency":"Alaska Legislature","url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=09.10.070&secEnd=09.10.070","accessed":"2026-10-28","release":"code as published online, read 2026-10-28","table":"AS 09.10.070(a)(2)"},"flags":{},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"Subsection (a)(2) lists personal injury or death; period runs from accrual of the cause of action.","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 120 days; totals tie to the official file"},{"id":"limitations-ak-medmal","dataset":"limitations","jurisdiction":"AK","jurisdictionName":"Alaska","claimType":"medmal","claimTypeName":"Medical malpractice","status":"U","sourceType":null,"court":null,"case":null,"decided":null,"text":"Alaska, medical malpractice: not verified in the official code (U).","value":null,"unit":"years","years":null,"period":null,"statuteCite":"AS 09.10.070","officialUrl":null,"sourceUrl":null,"discoveryRule":"U","reposeYears":null,"governmentNoticeDays":null,"basis":null,"readBy":null,"uReason":"none-specific","quote":null,"sources":[],"source":{"agency":"Alaska legislature (official code site)","url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp","accessed":"2026-10-28","release":"code as published online, read 2026-10-28","table":"AS 09.10.070"},"flags":{},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"No medical-malpractice-specific limitations section found in the code pages read; AS 09.10.070(a)(2) covers personal injury generally. 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AS 09.10.070(a)(2) also lists 'personal injury or death' with a two-year period from accrual.","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 120 days; totals tie to the official file"},{"id":"limitations-ak-product","dataset":"limitations","jurisdiction":"AK","jurisdictionName":"Alaska","claimType":"product","claimTypeName":"Product liability","status":"U","sourceType":null,"court":null,"case":null,"decided":null,"text":"Alaska, product liability: not verified in the official code (U).","value":null,"unit":"years","years":null,"period":null,"statuteCite":"AS 09.10.070","officialUrl":null,"sourceUrl":null,"discoveryRule":"U","reposeYears":null,"governmentNoticeDays":null,"basis":null,"readBy":null,"uReason":"none-specific","quote":null,"sources":[],"source":{"agency":"Alaska legislature (official code site)","url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp","accessed":"2026-10-28","release":"code as published online, read 2026-10-28","table":"AS 09.10.070"},"flags":{},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"No product-specific limitations statute found; see the pi row.","confidence":"low","confidenceBasis":"open question or withheld (U)"},{"id":"limitations-ak-property","dataset":"limitations","jurisdiction":"AK","jurisdictionName":"Alaska","claimType":"property","claimTypeName":"Property damage","status":"P","sourceType":"official code","court":null,"case":null,"decided":null,"text":"Alaska, property damage: two years, under AS 09.10.070(a)(3), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28.","value":2,"unit":"years","years":2,"period":"two years","statuteCite":"AS 09.10.070(a)(3)","officialUrl":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=09.10.070&secEnd=09.10.070","sourceUrl":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=09.10.070&secEnd=09.10.070","discoveryRule":"U","reposeYears":null,"governmentNoticeDays":null,"basis":"specific","readBy":"script","uReason":null,"quote":"Actions for torts, for injury to personal property, for certain statutory liabilities, and against peace officers and coroners to be brought in two years.","sources":[{"label":"Alaska Legislature, Alaska Statutes 2025, AS 09.10.070","url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=09.10.070&secEnd=09.10.070","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"Actions for torts, for injury to personal property, for certain statutory liabilities, and against peace officers and coroners to be brought in two years.","supports":"period"}],"source":{"agency":"Alaska Legislature","url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=09.10.070&secEnd=09.10.070","accessed":"2026-10-28","release":"code as published online, read 2026-10-28","table":"AS 09.10.070(a)(3)"},"flags":{},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"Item (a)(3) covers taking, detaining, or injuring personal property. Trespass upon real property is separate: AS 09.10.050 states six years (\"Unless the action is commenced within six years, a person may not bring an action for waste or trespass upon real property.\").","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 120 days; totals tie to the official file"},{"id":"limitations-al-pi","dataset":"limitations","jurisdiction":"AL","jurisdictionName":"Alabama","claimType":"pi","claimTypeName":"Personal injury","status":"P","sourceType":"official code","court":null,"case":null,"decided":null,"text":"Alabama, personal injury: 2 years, under Ala. Code § 6-2-38(l), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28.","value":2,"unit":"years","years":2,"period":"2 years","statuteCite":"Ala. Code § 6-2-38(l)","officialUrl":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=6-2-38","sourceUrl":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=6-2-38","discoveryRule":"U","reposeYears":null,"governmentNoticeDays":null,"basis":"specific","readBy":"browser","uReason":null,"quote":"(l) All actions for any injury to the person or rights of another not arising from contract and not specifically enumerated in this section must be brought within two years.","sources":[{"label":"Alabama Legislature (ALISON), Code of Alabama § 6-2-38","url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=6-2-38","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"(l) All actions for any injury to the person or rights of another not arising from contract and not specifically enumerated in this section must be brought within two years.","supports":"period"}],"source":{"agency":"Alabama Legislature (ALISON)","url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=6-2-38","accessed":"2026-10-28","release":"code as published online, read 2026-10-28","table":"Ala. Code § 6-2-38(l)"},"flags":{},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"Covers injury to the person or rights of another not arising from contract and not otherwise listed in the section.","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 120 days; totals tie to the official file"},{"id":"limitations-al-medmal","dataset":"limitations","jurisdiction":"AL","jurisdictionName":"Alabama","claimType":"medmal","claimTypeName":"Medical malpractice","status":"P","sourceType":"official code","court":null,"case":null,"decided":null,"text":"Alabama, medical malpractice: 2 years, under Ala. Code § 6-5-482(a), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28.","value":2,"unit":"years","years":2,"period":"2 years","statuteCite":"Ala. Code § 6-5-482(a)","officialUrl":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=6-5-482","sourceUrl":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=6-5-482","discoveryRule":"Y","reposeYears":4,"governmentNoticeDays":null,"basis":"specific","readBy":"browser","uReason":null,"quote":"All actions against physicians, surgeons, dentists, medical institutions, or other health care providers for liability, error, mistake, or failure to cure, whether based on contract or tort, must be commenced within two years next after the act, or omission, or failure giving rise to the claim, and not afterwards","sources":[{"label":"Alabama Legislature (ALISON), Code of Alabama § 6-5-482","url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=6-5-482","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"All actions against physicians, surgeons, dentists, medical institutions, or other health care providers for liability, error, mistake, or failure to cure, whether based on contract or tort, must be commenced within two years next after the act, or omission, or failure giving rise to the claim, and not afterwards","supports":"period"},{"label":"Alabama Legislature (ALISON), Code of Alabama § 6-5-482","url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=6-5-482","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"then the action may be commenced within six months from the date of such discovery or the date of discovery of facts which would reasonably lead to such discovery, whichever is earlier","supports":"discovery"},{"label":"Alabama Legislature (ALISON), Code of Alabama § 6-5-482","url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=6-5-482","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"provided further, that in no event may the action be commenced more than four years after such act","supports":"repose"}],"source":{"agency":"Alabama Legislature (ALISON)","url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=6-5-482","accessed":"2026-10-28","release":"code as published online, read 2026-10-28","table":"Ala. Code § 6-5-482(a)"},"flags":{},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"If the claim could not reasonably have been discovered within two years, six months from discovery, with a four-year outer limit. Special rule for minors under four.","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 120 days; totals tie to the official file"},{"id":"limitations-al-wd","dataset":"limitations","jurisdiction":"AL","jurisdictionName":"Alabama","claimType":"wd","claimTypeName":"Wrongful death","status":"P","sourceType":"official code","court":null,"case":null,"decided":null,"text":"Alabama, wrongful death: 2 years, under Ala. Code § 6-2-38(a), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28.","value":2,"unit":"years","years":2,"period":"2 years","statuteCite":"Ala. Code § 6-2-38(a)","officialUrl":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=6-2-38","sourceUrl":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=6-2-38","discoveryRule":"U","reposeYears":null,"governmentNoticeDays":null,"basis":"specific","readBy":"browser","uReason":null,"quote":"(a) An action by a representative to recover damages for wrongful act, omission, or negligence causing the death of the decedent under Sections 6-5-391 and 6-5-410 must be commenced within two years from the death.","sources":[{"label":"Alabama Legislature (ALISON), Code of Alabama § 6-2-38","url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=6-2-38","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"(a) An action by a representative to recover damages for wrongful act, omission, or negligence causing the death of the decedent under Sections 6-5-391 and 6-5-410 must be commenced within two years from the death.","supports":"period"}],"source":{"agency":"Alabama Legislature (ALISON)","url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=6-2-38","accessed":"2026-10-28","release":"code as published online, read 2026-10-28","table":"Ala. Code § 6-2-38(a)"},"flags":{},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"Runs from the death.","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 120 days; totals tie to the official file"},{"id":"limitations-al-product","dataset":"limitations","jurisdiction":"AL","jurisdictionName":"Alabama","claimType":"product","claimTypeName":"Product liability","status":"U","sourceType":null,"court":null,"case":null,"decided":null,"text":"Alabama, product liability: not verified in the official code (U).","value":null,"unit":"years","years":null,"period":null,"statuteCite":null,"officialUrl":null,"sourceUrl":null,"discoveryRule":"U","reposeYears":null,"governmentNoticeDays":null,"basis":null,"readBy":null,"uReason":"none-specific","quote":null,"sources":[],"source":{"agency":"Alabama legislature (official code site)","url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama","accessed":"2026-10-28","release":"code as published online, read 2026-10-28","table":"Code of Alabama 1975"},"flags":{},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"No product-specific limitations statute found; see the pi row.","confidence":"low","confidenceBasis":"open question or withheld (U)"},{"id":"limitations-al-property","dataset":"limitations","jurisdiction":"AL","jurisdictionName":"Alabama","claimType":"property","claimTypeName":"Property damage","status":"P","sourceType":"official code","court":null,"case":null,"decided":null,"text":"Alabama, property damage: 6 years, under Ala. Code § 6-2-34(2), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28.","value":6,"unit":"years","years":6,"period":"6 years","statuteCite":"Ala. Code § 6-2-34(2)","officialUrl":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=6-2-34","sourceUrl":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=6-2-34","discoveryRule":"U","reposeYears":null,"governmentNoticeDays":null,"basis":"specific","readBy":"browser","uReason":null,"quote":"(2) Actions for any trespass to real or personal property;","sources":[{"label":"Alabama Legislature (ALISON), Code of Alabama § 6-2-34","url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=6-2-34","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"(2) Actions for any trespass to real or personal property;","supports":"claim"},{"label":"Alabama Legislature (ALISON), Code of Alabama § 6-2-34","url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=6-2-34","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"The following must be commenced within six years:","supports":"period"}],"source":{"agency":"Alabama Legislature (ALISON)","url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=6-2-34","accessed":"2026-10-28","release":"code as published online, read 2026-10-28","table":"Ala. Code § 6-2-34(2)"},"flags":{},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"Trespass to real or personal property. § 6-2-38(l) sets two years for other injury to the rights of another not arising from contract and not otherwise listed.","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 120 days; totals tie to the official file"},{"id":"limitations-ar-pi","dataset":"limitations","jurisdiction":"AR","jurisdictionName":"Arkansas","claimType":"pi","claimTypeName":"Personal injury","status":"S","sourceType":"court opinion quoting the statute","court":"Supreme Court of Arkansas","case":"Marcum v. Hodge, 2023 Ark. 103 (car-accident negligence claim)","decided":"2023-06-15","text":"Arkansas, personal injury: three years, under Ark. Code Ann. § 16-56-105(1), as quoted in Supreme Court of Arkansas, Marcum v. Hodge, 2023 Ark. 103 (car-accident negligence claim) (2023-06-15). Secondary: a court opinion quoting the statute, read 2026-10-28. The court applied the general period; the statute's words do not name this claim type.","value":3,"unit":"years","years":3,"period":"three years","statuteCite":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-56-105(1)","officialUrl":null,"sourceUrl":"https://opinions.arcourts.gov/ark/supremecourt/en/522010/1/document.do","discoveryRule":"U","reposeYears":null,"governmentNoticeDays":null,"basis":"general","readBy":"browser","uReason":null,"quote":"Generally, tort claims are subject to a three-year statute of limitations which begins to run when a negligent act occurs. Grand Valley Ridge, LLC v. Metro. Nat’l Bank, 2012 Ark. 121, at 18, 388 S.W.3d 24, 35; see also Ark. Code Ann. § 16-56-105(1).","sources":[{"label":"Arkansas Supreme Court, Marcum v. Hodge, 2023 Ark. 103, citing Ark. Code Ann. § 16-56-105","url":"https://opinions.arcourts.gov/ark/supremecourt/en/522010/1/document.do","kind":"secondary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"Generally, tort claims are subject to a three-year statute of limitations which begins to run when a negligent act occurs. Grand Valley Ridge, LLC v. Metro. Nat’l Bank, 2012 Ark. 121, at 18, 388 S.W.3d 24, 35; see also Ark. Code Ann. § 16-56-105(1).","supports":"period"}],"source":{"agency":"Supreme Court of Arkansas","url":"https://opinions.arcourts.gov/ark/supremecourt/en/522010/1/document.do","accessed":"2026-10-28","release":"court opinion of 2023-06-15, read 2026-10-28","table":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-56-105(1)"},"flags":{},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"Three years from the negligent act; the opinion states it for tort claims generally and the Arkansas Code text itself (LexisNexis) could not be opened here.","confidence":"low","confidenceBasis":"secondary, non-official source"},{"id":"limitations-ar-medmal","dataset":"limitations","jurisdiction":"AR","jurisdictionName":"Arkansas","claimType":"medmal","claimTypeName":"Medical malpractice","status":"S","sourceType":"court opinion quoting the statute","court":"U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas (Western Division)","case":"Electa Branch, Administrator of the Estate of Willie Branch, Jr. v. Matthew D. Cox, M.D., No. 4:17CV00429 JLH","decided":"2018-01-18","text":"Arkansas, medical malpractice: two years, under Ark. Code Ann. § 16-114-203, as quoted in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas (Western Division), Electa Branch, Administrator of the Estate of Willie Branch, Jr. v. Matthew D. Cox, M.D., No. 4:17CV00429 JLH (2018-01-18). Secondary: a court opinion quoting the statute, read 2026-10-28.","value":2,"unit":"years","years":2,"period":"two years","statuteCite":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-114-203","officialUrl":null,"sourceUrl":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-ared-4_17-cv-00429/pdf/USCOURTS-ared-4_17-cv-00429-0.pdf","discoveryRule":"U","reposeYears":null,"governmentNoticeDays":null,"basis":"specific","readBy":"script","uReason":null,"quote":"Arkansas law sets a two-year statute of limitations on all medical-injury claims. Ark. Code Ann. § 16-114-203.","sources":[{"label":"U.S. District Court, E.D. Ark., Branch v. Cox (2018), citing Ark. Code Ann. § 16-114-203","url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-ared-4_17-cv-00429/pdf/USCOURTS-ared-4_17-cv-00429-0.pdf","kind":"secondary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"Arkansas law sets a two-year statute of limitations on all medical-injury claims. Ark. Code Ann. § 16-114-203.","supports":"period"}],"source":{"agency":"U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas (Western Division)","url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-ared-4_17-cv-00429/pdf/USCOURTS-ared-4_17-cv-00429-0.pdf","accessed":"2026-10-28","release":"court opinion of 2018-01-18, read 2026-10-28","table":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-114-203"},"flags":{},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"Two years for medical-injury claims; a federal court applying Arkansas law, and the opinion does not quote the statute itself. The Arkansas state-court opinions that state this could not be opened (the court site put up a CAPTCHA, which was not bypassed).","confidence":"low","confidenceBasis":"secondary, non-official source"},{"id":"limitations-ar-wd","dataset":"limitations","jurisdiction":"AR","jurisdictionName":"Arkansas","claimType":"wd","claimTypeName":"Wrongful death","status":"S","sourceType":"court opinion quoting the statute","court":"U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit","case":"Frisby v. Milbank Manufacturing Co., No. 11-1858","decided":"2012-07-31","text":"Arkansas, wrongful death: three years, under Ark. Code Ann. § 16-62-102(c)(1), as quoted in U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Frisby v. Milbank Manufacturing Co., No. 11-1858 (2012-07-31). Secondary: a court opinion quoting the statute, read 2026-10-28.","value":3,"unit":"years","years":3,"period":"three years","statuteCite":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-62-102(c)(1)","officialUrl":null,"sourceUrl":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-ca8-11-01858/pdf/USCOURTS-ca8-11-01858-0.pdf","discoveryRule":"U","reposeYears":null,"governmentNoticeDays":null,"basis":"specific","readBy":"script","uReason":null,"quote":"the three-year statute of limitations for wrongful death actions expired while the claim for workers’ compensation benefits was pending before the Commission. See Ark. Code § 16-62-102(c)(1).","sources":[{"label":"U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Frisby v. Milbank Manufacturing Co. (2012), citing Ark. Code § 16-62-102(c)(1)","url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-ca8-11-01858/pdf/USCOURTS-ca8-11-01858-0.pdf","kind":"secondary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"the three-year statute of limitations for wrongful death actions expired while the claim for workers’ compensation benefits was pending before the Commission. See Ark. Code § 16-62-102(c)(1).","supports":"period"}],"source":{"agency":"U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit","url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-ca8-11-01858/pdf/USCOURTS-ca8-11-01858-0.pdf","accessed":"2026-10-28","release":"court opinion of 2012-07-31, read 2026-10-28","table":"Ark. 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RCHP-Ottumwa, LLC (2026), quoting Iowa Code § 614.1(9)(a)","url":"https://www.iowacourts.gov/courtcases/25292/embed/SupremeCourtOpinion","kind":"secondary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"Iowa Code § 614.1(9)(a) regulates the limitations period for medical malpractice actions.","supports":"period"}],"source":{"agency":"Iowa Supreme Court","url":"https://www.iowacourts.gov/courtcases/25292/embed/SupremeCourtOpinion","accessed":"2026-10-28","release":"court opinion of 2026-02-27, read 2026-10-28","table":"Iowa Code § 614.1(9)(a)"},"flags":{},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"Two years from when the claimant knew (or should have known) of the injury or death, but only for wrongful-death claims against licensed health-care providers and hospitals under § 614.1(9)(a); I found no opinion or section fixing a period for other wrongful-death claims, so this covers health-care wrongful death only.","confidence":"low","confidenceBasis":"secondary, non-official source"},{"id":"limitations-ia-product","dataset":"limitations","jurisdiction":"IA","jurisdictionName":"Iowa","claimType":"product","claimTypeName":"Product liability","status":"S","sourceType":"court opinion quoting the statute","court":"Iowa Court of Appeals","case":"CEI Equipment Co. v. Gaddis, No. 17-1544","decided":"2019-03-20","text":"Iowa, product liability: two years, under Iowa Code § 614.1(2), as quoted in Iowa Court of Appeals, CEI Equipment Co. v. Gaddis, No. 17-1544 (2019-03-20). Secondary: a court opinion quoting the statute, read 2026-10-28. The court applied the general period; the statute's words do not name this claim type.","value":2,"unit":"years","years":2,"period":"two years","statuteCite":"Iowa Code § 614.1(2)","officialUrl":null,"sourceUrl":"https://www.iowacourts.gov/courtcases/3864/embed/CourtAppealsOpinion","discoveryRule":"U","reposeYears":null,"governmentNoticeDays":null,"basis":"general","readBy":"script","uReason":null,"quote":"Willetts had two years to bring his products-liability action against CEI from the time of his injury. See Iowa Code § 614.1(2) (2016) (requiring actions for injuries to a person, whether based on contract or tort, to be brought within two years","sources":[{"label":"Iowa Court of Appeals, CEI Equipment Co. v. Gaddis (2019), citing Iowa Code § 614.1(2) and Franzen v. Deere & Co.","url":"https://www.iowacourts.gov/courtcases/3864/embed/CourtAppealsOpinion","kind":"secondary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"Willetts had two years to bring his products-liability action against CEI from the time of his injury. See Iowa Code § 614.1(2) (2016) (requiring actions for injuries to a person, whether based on contract or tort, to be brought within two years","supports":"period"}],"source":{"agency":"Iowa Court of Appeals","url":"https://www.iowacourts.gov/courtcases/3864/embed/CourtAppealsOpinion","accessed":"2026-10-28","release":"court opinion of 2019-03-20, read 2026-10-28","table":"Iowa Code § 614.1(2)"},"flags":{},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"Product claims for personal injury are treated as injury-to-the-person actions under § 614.1(2), two years from accrual; the separate 15-year limit in § 614.1(2A) is an outer repose bar, not the limitations period.","confidence":"low","confidenceBasis":"secondary, non-official source"},{"id":"limitations-ia-property","dataset":"limitations","jurisdiction":"IA","jurisdictionName":"Iowa","claimType":"property","claimTypeName":"Property damage","status":"P","sourceType":"official code","court":null,"case":null,"decided":null,"text":"Iowa, property damage: five years, under Iowa Code § 614.1(4), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28.","value":5,"unit":"years","years":5,"period":"five years","statuteCite":"Iowa Code § 614.1(4)","officialUrl":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/614.1.pdf","sourceUrl":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/614.1.pdf","discoveryRule":"U","reposeYears":null,"governmentNoticeDays":null,"basis":"specific","readBy":"script","uReason":null,"quote":"otherwise provided for in this respect, within five years, except as provided by subsections 8","sources":[{"label":"Iowa Legislature, Iowa Code section 614.1","url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/614.1.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"otherwise provided for in this respect, within five years, except as provided by subsections 8","supports":"period"}],"source":{"agency":"Iowa Legislature","url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/614.1.pdf","accessed":"2026-10-28","release":"code as published online, read 2026-10-28","table":"Iowa Code § 614.1(4)"},"flags":{},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"Subsection 4 covers unwritten contracts, actions brought for injuries to property, relief on the ground of fraud in cases formerly cognizable in chancery, and all other actions not otherwise provided for.","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 120 days; totals tie to the official file"},{"id":"limitations-id-pi","dataset":"limitations","jurisdiction":"ID","jurisdictionName":"Idaho","claimType":"pi","claimTypeName":"Personal injury","status":"P","sourceType":"official code","court":null,"case":null,"decided":null,"text":"Idaho, personal injury: two (2) years, under Idaho Code § 5-219(4), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28.","value":2,"unit":"years","years":2,"period":"two (2) years","statuteCite":"Idaho Code § 5-219(4)","officialUrl":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title5/T5CH2/SECT5-219/","sourceUrl":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title5/T5CH2/SECT5-219/","discoveryRule":"N","reposeYears":null,"governmentNoticeDays":null,"basis":"specific","readBy":"script","uReason":null,"quote":"5-219. Actions against officers, for penalties, on bonds, and for professional malpractice or for personal injuries. Within two (2) years:","sources":[{"label":"Idaho Legislature, Idaho Statutes, Title 5, Chapter 2, Section 5-219","url":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title5/T5CH2/SECT5-219/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"5-219. Actions against officers, for penalties, on bonds, and for professional malpractice or for personal injuries. Within two (2) years:","supports":"period"},{"label":"Idaho Legislature, Idaho Statutes, Title 5, Chapter 2, Section 5-219","url":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title5/T5CH2/SECT5-219/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"the cause of action shall be deemed to have accrued as of the time of the occurrence, act or omission complained of, and the limitation period shall not be extended by reason of any continuing consequences","supports":"discovery"}],"source":{"agency":"Idaho Legislature","url":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title5/T5CH2/SECT5-219/","accessed":"2026-10-28","release":"code as published online, read 2026-10-28","table":"Idaho Code § 5-219(4)"},"flags":{},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"Subsection 4 covers an action to recover damages for injury to the person. Exceptions in the same subsection (foreign object left in the body, fraudulent concealment) accrue on knowledge or inquiry notice and must be commenced within one (1) year after accrual or two (2) years after the act, whichever is later.","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 120 days; totals tie to the official file"},{"id":"limitations-id-medmal","dataset":"limitations","jurisdiction":"ID","jurisdictionName":"Idaho","claimType":"medmal","claimTypeName":"Medical malpractice","status":"P","sourceType":"official code","court":null,"case":null,"decided":null,"text":"Idaho, medical malpractice: two (2) years, under Idaho Code § 5-219(4), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28.","value":2,"unit":"years","years":2,"period":"two (2) years","statuteCite":"Idaho Code § 5-219(4)","officialUrl":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title5/T5CH2/SECT5-219/","sourceUrl":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title5/T5CH2/SECT5-219/","discoveryRule":"N","reposeYears":null,"governmentNoticeDays":null,"basis":"specific","readBy":"script","uReason":null,"quote":"5-219. Actions against officers, for penalties, on bonds, and for professional malpractice or for personal injuries. Within two (2) years:","sources":[{"label":"Idaho Legislature, Idaho Statutes, Title 5, Chapter 2, Section 5-219","url":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title5/T5CH2/SECT5-219/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"5-219. Actions against officers, for penalties, on bonds, and for professional malpractice or for personal injuries. Within two (2) years:","supports":"period"},{"label":"Idaho Legislature, Idaho Statutes, Title 5, Chapter 2, Section 5-219","url":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title5/T5CH2/SECT5-219/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"the cause of action shall be deemed to have accrued as of the time of the occurrence, act or omission complained of, and the limitation period shall not be extended by reason of any continuing consequences","supports":"discovery"}],"source":{"agency":"Idaho Legislature","url":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title5/T5CH2/SECT5-219/","accessed":"2026-10-28","release":"code as published online, read 2026-10-28","table":"Idaho Code § 5-219(4)"},"flags":{},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"Subsection 4 covers professional malpractice, defined as acts or omissions in professional services by persons licensed under Idaho law. Foreign-object and fraudulent-concealment exceptions accrue on knowledge or inquiry notice, with a one (1) year / two (2) year later-of rule.","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 120 days; totals tie to the official file"},{"id":"limitations-id-wd","dataset":"limitations","jurisdiction":"ID","jurisdictionName":"Idaho","claimType":"wd","claimTypeName":"Wrongful death","status":"P","sourceType":"official code","court":null,"case":null,"decided":null,"text":"Idaho, wrongful death: two (2) years, under Idaho Code § 5-219(4), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28.","value":2,"unit":"years","years":2,"period":"two (2) years","statuteCite":"Idaho Code § 5-219(4)","officialUrl":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title5/T5CH2/SECT5-219/","sourceUrl":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title5/T5CH2/SECT5-219/","discoveryRule":"N","reposeYears":null,"governmentNoticeDays":null,"basis":"specific","readBy":"script","uReason":null,"quote":"5-219. Actions against officers, for penalties, on bonds, and for professional malpractice or for personal injuries. Within two (2) years:","sources":[{"label":"Idaho Legislature, Idaho Statutes, Title 5, Chapter 2, Section 5-219","url":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title5/T5CH2/SECT5-219/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"5-219. Actions against officers, for penalties, on bonds, and for professional malpractice or for personal injuries. Within two (2) years:","supports":"period"},{"label":"Idaho Legislature, Idaho Statutes, Title 5, Chapter 2, Section 5-219","url":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title5/T5CH2/SECT5-219/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"for the death of one caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another","supports":"claim"},{"label":"Idaho Legislature, Idaho Statutes, Title 5, Chapter 2, Section 5-219","url":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title5/T5CH2/SECT5-219/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"the cause of action shall be deemed to have accrued as of the time of the occurrence, act or omission complained of, and the limitation period shall not be extended by reason of any continuing consequences","supports":"discovery"}],"source":{"agency":"Idaho Legislature","url":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title5/T5CH2/SECT5-219/","accessed":"2026-10-28","release":"code as published online, read 2026-10-28","table":"Idaho Code § 5-219(4)"},"flags":{},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"Section 5-311 creates the wrongful death action and states no separate period.","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 120 days; totals tie to the official file"},{"id":"limitations-id-product","dataset":"limitations","jurisdiction":"ID","jurisdictionName":"Idaho","claimType":"product","claimTypeName":"Product liability","status":"P","sourceType":"official code","court":null,"case":null,"decided":null,"text":"Idaho, product liability: two (2) years, under Idaho Code § 6-1403(3), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28.","value":2,"unit":"years","years":2,"period":"two (2) years","statuteCite":"Idaho Code § 6-1403(3)","officialUrl":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title6/T6CH14/SECT6-1403/","sourceUrl":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title6/T6CH14/SECT6-1403/","discoveryRule":"U","reposeYears":10,"governmentNoticeDays":null,"basis":"specific","readBy":"script","uReason":null,"quote":"(3) Statute of limitation. No claim under this chapter may be brought more than two (2) years from the time the cause of action accrued as defined in section 5-219 , Idaho Code.","sources":[{"label":"Idaho Legislature, Idaho Statutes, Title 6, Chapter 14, Section 6-1403","url":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title6/T6CH14/SECT6-1403/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"(3) Statute of limitation. No claim under this chapter may be brought more than two (2) years from the time the cause of action accrued as defined in section 5-219 , Idaho Code.","supports":"period"},{"label":"Idaho Legislature, Idaho Statutes, Title 6, Chapter 14, Section 6-1403","url":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title6/T6CH14/SECT6-1403/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"In claims that involve harm caused more than ten (10) years after time of delivery, a presumption arises that the harm was caused after the useful safe life had expired.","supports":"repose"}],"source":{"agency":"Idaho Legislature","url":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title6/T6CH14/SECT6-1403/","accessed":"2026-10-28","release":"code as published online, read 2026-10-28","table":"Idaho Code § 6-1403(3)"},"flags":{},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"Chapter 14 is the Idaho Product Liability Reform Act. Accrual is defined by reference to section 5-219. The ten (10) year provision is a rebuttable presumption about useful safe life, not an absolute bar, and has stated exceptions.","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 120 days; totals tie to the official file"},{"id":"limitations-id-property","dataset":"limitations","jurisdiction":"ID","jurisdictionName":"Idaho","claimType":"property","claimTypeName":"Property damage","status":"P","sourceType":"official code","court":null,"case":null,"decided":null,"text":"Idaho, property damage: three (3) years, under Idaho Code § 5-218(2), (3), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28.","value":3,"unit":"years","years":3,"period":"three (3) years","statuteCite":"Idaho Code § 5-218(2), (3)","officialUrl":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title5/T5CH2/SECT5-218/","sourceUrl":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title5/T5CH2/SECT5-218/","discoveryRule":"U","reposeYears":null,"governmentNoticeDays":null,"basis":"specific","readBy":"script","uReason":null,"quote":"5-218. Statutory liabilities, trespass, trover, replevin, and fraud. Within three (3) years:","sources":[{"label":"Idaho Legislature, Idaho Statutes, Title 5, Chapter 2, Section 5-218","url":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title5/T5CH2/SECT5-218/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"5-218. Statutory liabilities, trespass, trover, replevin, and fraud. Within three (3) years:","supports":"period"}],"source":{"agency":"Idaho Legislature","url":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title5/T5CH2/SECT5-218/","accessed":"2026-10-28","release":"code as published online, read 2026-10-28","table":"Idaho Code § 5-218(2), (3)"},"flags":{},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"Item 2: an action for trespass upon real property. Item 3: an action for taking, detaining or injuring any goods or chattels.","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 120 days; totals tie to the official file"},{"id":"limitations-il-pi","dataset":"limitations","jurisdiction":"IL","jurisdictionName":"Illinois","claimType":"pi","claimTypeName":"Personal injury","status":"P","sourceType":"official code","court":null,"case":null,"decided":null,"text":"Illinois, personal injury: 2 years, under 735 ILCS 5/13-202, as read in the official code on 2026-10-28.","value":2,"unit":"years","years":2,"period":"2 years","statuteCite":"735 ILCS 5/13-202","officialUrl":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=073500050K13-202","sourceUrl":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=073500050K13-202","discoveryRule":"U","reposeYears":null,"governmentNoticeDays":null,"basis":"specific","readBy":"script","uReason":null,"quote":"shall be commenced within 2 years next after the cause","sources":[{"label":"Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Compiled Statutes, 735 ILCS 5/13-202","url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=073500050K13-202","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"shall be commenced within 2 years next after the cause","supports":"period"}],"source":{"agency":"Illinois General Assembly","url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=073500050K13-202","accessed":"2026-10-28","release":"code as published online, read 2026-10-28","table":"735 ILCS 5/13-202"},"flags":{},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"Section 13-202 (Personal injury - Penalty) covers actions for damages for an injury to the person; runs from when the cause of action accrued. Tolling and exceptions appear in the section.","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 120 days; totals tie to the official file"},{"id":"limitations-il-medmal","dataset":"limitations","jurisdiction":"IL","jurisdictionName":"Illinois","claimType":"medmal","claimTypeName":"Medical malpractice","status":"P","sourceType":"official code","court":null,"case":null,"decided":null,"text":"Illinois, medical malpractice: 2 years, under 735 ILCS 5/13-212(a), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28.","value":2,"unit":"years","years":2,"period":"2 years","statuteCite":"735 ILCS 5/13-212(a)","officialUrl":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=073500050K13-212","sourceUrl":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=073500050K13-212","discoveryRule":"Y","reposeYears":4,"governmentNoticeDays":null,"basis":"specific","readBy":"script","uReason":null,"quote":"otherwise, arising out of patient care shall be brought more than 2 years","sources":[{"label":"Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Compiled Statutes, 735 ILCS 5/13-212","url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=073500050K13-212","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"otherwise, arising out of patient care shall be brought more than 2 years","supports":"period"},{"label":"Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Compiled Statutes, 735 ILCS 5/13-212","url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=073500050K13-212","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"after the date on which the claimant knew, or through the use of reasonable","supports":"discovery"},{"label":"Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Compiled Statutes, 735 ILCS 5/13-212","url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=073500050K13-212","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"brought more than 4 years after the date on which occurred the act or","supports":"repose"}],"source":{"agency":"Illinois General Assembly","url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=073500050K13-212","accessed":"2026-10-28","release":"code as published online, read 2026-10-28","table":"735 ILCS 5/13-212(a)"},"flags":{},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"Applies to actions for injury or death against a physician, dentist, registered nurse or hospital licensed in Illinois, arising out of patient care. Subsection (b): minors have 8 years from the act, and no later than the person's 22nd birthday.","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 120 days; totals tie to the official file"},{"id":"limitations-il-wd","dataset":"limitations","jurisdiction":"IL","jurisdictionName":"Illinois","claimType":"wd","claimTypeName":"Wrongful death","status":"P","sourceType":"official code","court":null,"case":null,"decided":null,"text":"Illinois, wrongful death: 2 years, under 740 ILCS 180/2(d), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28.","value":2,"unit":"years","years":2,"period":"2 years","statuteCite":"740 ILCS 180/2(d)","officialUrl":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=074001800K2","sourceUrl":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=074001800K2","discoveryRule":"U","reposeYears":null,"governmentNoticeDays":null,"basis":"specific","readBy":"script","uReason":null,"quote":"(d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e) of this Section, every such action shall be commenced within 2 years after the death","sources":[{"label":"Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Compiled Statutes, 740 ILCS 180/2 (Wrongful Death Act)","url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=074001800K2","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"(d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e) of this Section, every such action shall be commenced within 2 years after the death","supports":"period"}],"source":{"agency":"Illinois General Assembly","url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=074001800K2","accessed":"2026-10-28","release":"code as published online, read 2026-10-28","table":"740 ILCS 180/2(d)"},"flags":{},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"Subsection (e) allows 5 years after the date of death where the death results from violent intentional conduct, or one year after final disposition of the criminal case for listed charges.","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 120 days; totals tie to the official file"},{"id":"limitations-il-product","dataset":"limitations","jurisdiction":"IL","jurisdictionName":"Illinois","claimType":"product","claimTypeName":"Product liability","status":"P","sourceType":"official code","court":null,"case":null,"decided":null,"text":"Illinois, product liability: 2 years, under 735 ILCS 5/13-213(b), (d), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28.","value":2,"unit":"years","years":2,"period":"2 years","statuteCite":"735 ILCS 5/13-213(b), (d)","officialUrl":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=073500050K13-213","sourceUrl":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=073500050K13-213","discoveryRule":"Y","reposeYears":null,"governmentNoticeDays":null,"basis":"specific","readBy":"script","uReason":null,"quote":"plaintiff may bring an action within 2 years after the date on which the","sources":[{"label":"Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Compiled Statutes, 735 ILCS 5/13-213","url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=073500050K13-213","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"plaintiff may bring an action within 2 years after the date on which the","supports":"period"},{"label":"Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Compiled Statutes, 735 ILCS 5/13-213","url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=073500050K13-213","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"claimant knew, or through the use of reasonable diligence should have","supports":"discovery"}],"source":{"agency":"Illinois General Assembly","url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=073500050K13-213","accessed":"2026-10-28","release":"code as published online, read 2026-10-28","table":"735 ILCS 5/13-213(b), (d)"},"flags":{},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"Section 13-213 (Product liability; statute of repose) states the 'applicable limitations period' in subsection (b) without a number; subsection (d) gives 2 years after the claimant knew or should have known of the injury, with an 8-year outer limit from the injury. 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Rev. Stat. § 516.120(3)-(4), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28.","value":5,"unit":"years","years":5,"period":"five years","statuteCite":"Mo. Rev. 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Rev. Stat. § 516.120(3)-(4)"},"flags":{},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"Subdivision (4) covers taking, detaining or injuring goods or chattels, also five years. Section 516.097 sets a ten-year limit from completion for suits against builders/designers of improvements to real property.","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 120 days; totals tie to the official file"},{"id":"limitations-ms-pi","dataset":"limitations","jurisdiction":"MS","jurisdictionName":"Mississippi","claimType":"pi","claimTypeName":"Personal injury","status":"S","sourceType":"court opinion quoting the statute","court":"Supreme Court of Mississippi","case":"F & S Sand, Inc. v. Stringfellow, No. 2017-IA-00962-SCT (personal injury case)","decided":"2019-02-28","text":"Mississippi, personal injury: three years, under Miss. Code Ann. § 15-1-49(1), as quoted in Supreme Court of Mississippi, F & S Sand, Inc. v. Stringfellow, No. 2017-IA-00962-SCT (personal injury case) (2019-02-28). 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(wrongful death action against a nursing home and hospital), No. 2023-CA-00050-SCT (2024-06-27). Secondary: a court opinion quoting the statute, read 2026-10-28.","value":2,"unit":"years","years":2,"period":"two years","statuteCite":"Miss. Code Ann. § 15-1-36(2)","officialUrl":null,"sourceUrl":"https://courts.ms.gov/images/Opinions/CO177305.pdf","discoveryRule":"U","reposeYears":null,"governmentNoticeDays":null,"basis":"specific","readBy":"script","uReason":null,"quote":"The statute of limitations for medical malpractice runs for two years “from the date the alleged act, omission or neglect shall or with reasonable diligence might have been first","sources":[{"label":"Supreme Court of Mississippi, McNinch v. Brandon Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (2024), quoting Miss. 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Code Ann. § 15-1-36(2)"},"flags":{},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"Two years from the date the act, omission or neglect was or reasonably could have been discovered; the 60-day pre-suit notice extension in § 15-1-36(15) can add 60 days.","confidence":"low","confidenceBasis":"secondary, non-official source"},{"id":"limitations-ms-wd","dataset":"limitations","jurisdiction":"MS","jurisdictionName":"Mississippi","claimType":"wd","claimTypeName":"Wrongful death","status":"S","sourceType":"court opinion quoting the statute","court":"Supreme Court of Mississippi","case":"Jenkins v. Pensacola Health Trust, Inc., No. 2005-IA-02342-SCT","decided":"2006-04-27","text":"Mississippi, wrongful death: three years, under Miss. Code Ann. §§ 11-7-13, 15-1-49, as quoted in Supreme Court of Mississippi, Jenkins v. Pensacola Health Trust, Inc., No. 2005-IA-02342-SCT (2006-04-27). Secondary: a court opinion quoting the statute, read 2026-10-28. 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Codified Laws § 15-2-12.2"},"flags":{},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"Applies to actions against a manufacturer, lessor or seller of a product for personal injury, death or property damage, regardless of legal theory. Runs from when the injury occurred, became known, or should have become known.","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 120 days; totals tie to the official file"},{"id":"limitations-sd-property","dataset":"limitations","jurisdiction":"SD","jurisdictionName":"South Dakota","claimType":"property","claimTypeName":"Property damage","status":"P","sourceType":"official code","court":null,"case":null,"decided":null,"text":"South Dakota, property damage: 6 years, under S.D. Codified Laws § 15-2-13(3), (4), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28.","value":6,"unit":"years","years":6,"period":"6 years","statuteCite":"S.D. Codified Laws § 15-2-13(3), (4)","officialUrl":"https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/15-2-13.html?all=true","sourceUrl":"https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/15-2-13.html?all=true","discoveryRule":"U","reposeYears":null,"governmentNoticeDays":null,"basis":"specific","readBy":"script","uReason":null,"quote":"the following civil actions other than for the recovery of real property can be commenced only within six years after the cause of action shall have accrued:","sources":[{"label":"South Dakota Legislature, Codified Laws 15-2-13","url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/15-2-13.html?all=true","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"the following civil actions other than for the recovery of real property can be commenced only within six years after the cause of action shall have accrued:","supports":"period"}],"source":{"agency":"South Dakota Legislature","url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/15-2-13.html?all=true","accessed":"2026-10-28","release":"code as published online, read 2026-10-28","table":"S.D. Codified Laws § 15-2-13(3), (4)"},"flags":{},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"Subdivision (3) is an action for trespass upon real property; subdivision (4) is an action for taking, detaining, or injuring goods or chattels. Section 15-2-12.2 sets three years for product-related property damage claims.","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 120 days; totals tie to the official file"},{"id":"limitations-tn-pi","dataset":"limitations","jurisdiction":"TN","jurisdictionName":"Tennessee","claimType":"pi","claimTypeName":"Personal injury","status":"S","sourceType":"court opinion quoting the statute","court":"Tennessee Court of Appeals (Eastern Section, Knoxville)","case":"Vernon Mott v. K. Jeffrey Luethke, Esq., et al., No. E2020-00317-COA-R3-CV","decided":"2021-03-16","text":"Tennessee, personal injury: one year, under Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1)(A), as quoted in Tennessee Court of Appeals (Eastern Section, Knoxville), Vernon Mott v. K. Jeffrey Luethke, Esq., et al., No. E2020-00317-COA-R3-CV (2021-03-16). Secondary: a court opinion quoting the statute, read 2026-10-28.","value":1,"unit":"years","years":1,"period":"one year","statuteCite":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1)(A)","officialUrl":null,"sourceUrl":"https://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/OpinionsPDFVersion/vernon_mot_v._k_jeffrey_luethke_esq._et_al..pdf","discoveryRule":"U","reposeYears":null,"governmentNoticeDays":null,"basis":"specific","readBy":"browser","uReason":null,"quote":"“[T]he following actions shall be commenced within one (1) year after the cause of action accrued: . . . injuries to the person . . . .”","sources":[{"label":"Tennessee Court of Appeals, Mott v. Luethke (2021), quoting Tenn. 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