Statute of Limitations by State

Alabama Code § 6-2-38. Wrongful death deadline runs from date of death.

Alaska Stat. § 09.10.070. Discovery rule may extend some product claims.

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-542. 12-year statute of repose for some product claims.

Ark. Code Ann. § 16-56-105. Five-year SOL for written contracts may apply in some warranty contexts.

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 335.1. Discovery rule can extend product liability deadlines based on when injury was or should have been discovered.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-102. Three years for motor vehicle accidents. Seven-year statute of repose for certain product claims.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-584 (negligence), § 52-577a (product liability). Product liability claims may have up to 10 years from the date the product was first sold under the statute of repose.

Del. Code tit. 10, § 8119. Wrongful death runs from date of death under § 8107 (pre-2024) or § 8119 as amended.

D.C. Code § 12-301. Wrongful death limit is two years from date of death.

Fla. Stat. § 95.11(3)(a). Statute of repose for products is 12 years from delivery in most cases, with a 7-year useful-life exception for some machinery.

Ga. Code Ann. § 9-3-33. Ten-year statute of repose for product defects from the date of first sale.

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 657-7. Discovery rule applies for latent injuries.

Idaho Code § 5-219. Statute of repose in product cases may bar claims brought more than 10 years after first sale.

735 ILCS 5/13-202. Discovery rule applies in certain cases. 12-year statute of repose for products unless injury occurs within 12 years of first sale/lease.

Ind. Code § 34-11-2-4. Ten-year statute of repose for product liability actions. The Indiana Product Liability Act governs these claims.

Iowa Code § 614.1(2). Some product claims may benefit from a discovery rule.

Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-513. Statute of repose bars product claims filed more than 10 years after the product was first delivered.

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 413.140(1)(a). Wrongful death must be brought within 1 year of death OR 2 years from appointment of personal representative (whichever is later), capped at 2 years from death.

La. Civ. Code art. 3492. Prescription (Louisiana's term for statute of limitations) is the shortest in the U.S. for these case types.

Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 752. Maine has the longest personal injury and product liability SOL in the U.S.

Md. Code Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 5-101. For wrongful death, three years from the date of death.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 2A (negligence), § 4 (wrongful death). Some product claims may fall under a three-year limit from the date of injury.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5805. Wrongful death runs three years from date of death.

Minn. Stat. § 541.07 (personal injury), § 573.02 (wrongful death). Product liability may extend to 4 years under certain circumstances.

Miss. Code Ann. § 15-1-49. Discovery rule may apply in latent-injury product cases.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.120. Missouri has one of the longer personal injury SOLs in the U.S.

Mont. Code Ann. § 27-2-204. Wrongful death is three years from date of death.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-207 (injury), § 30-810 (wrongful death). Wrongful death SOL is shorter than the general injury limit.

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(4). Discovery rule may apply to latent injuries.

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 508:4. Wrongful death is three years from date of death.

N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:14-2. Discovery rule applies to product liability claims where injury is not immediately discoverable.

N.M. Stat. Ann. § 37-1-8. Wrongful death is three years from date of death.

N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 214 (injury), § 214-c (toxic/agent-orange-like latent-injury discovery rule). Wrongful death is two years under EPTL § 5-4.1.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-52. Wrongful death limit is two years from date of death under § 1-53. Statute of repose bars product claims after 12 years from initial purchase.

N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-16. Ten-year statute of repose for product liability. Wrongful death is two years.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2305.10. Ten-year statute of repose for products. Wrongful death runs from date of death.

Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 95. Wrongful death is two years from date of death.

Or. Rev. Stat. § 12.110 (injury), § 30.020 (wrongful death). Product claims subject to a 10-year statute of repose from purchase date.

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524. Wrongful death is two years from date of death. Discovery rule may apply.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-14(b) (injury), § 10-7-2 (wrongful death). Statute of repose for product claims may bar actions after 10 years.

S.C. Code Ann. § 15-3-530. Wrongful death is three years from date of death.

S.D. Codified Laws § 15-2-14. Wrongful death is three years from date of death.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104. Discovery rule may extend product claims in certain circumstances. One of the shortest SOLs nationally.

Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003. Fifteen-year statute of repose for product liability actions.

Utah Code Ann. § 78B-2-307 (injury), § 78B-3-106 (wrongful death). Discovery rule may apply to certain product claims.

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 512 (injury), § 1492 (wrongful death). Wrongful death is two years from date of death.

Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-243. Wrongful death runs two years from date of death; discovery rule does not generally extend the limit.

Wash. Rev. Code § 4.16.080. Discovery rule applies. Wrongful death is three years from date of death.

W. Va. Code § 55-2-12. Discovery rule may apply to certain product cases.

Wis. Stat. § 893.54 (injury), § 893.54(2) (wrongful death). Discovery rule applies generally.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-3-105. Wrongful death is two years from date of death.