Statute of limitations for Medical malpractice — by U.S. state
Civil statute-of-limitations filing deadlines for Medical malpractice in 51 states: 1–5 years (median 2). Each state's statutory period + citation are RECORDED (verify at the cited URL); whether the statute applies to a specific claim and when the clock started is fact-specific legal judgment (L5), NOT legal advice. A missed statute of limitations usually bars a claim permanently. Source: CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026). CC0.
CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)
Medical malpractice statute of limitations in California
Medical malpractice statute of limitations in Kentucky
Medical malpractice statute of limitations in Louisiana
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Medical malpractice statute of limitations in Michigan
2 years (or 6 months from discovery); max 6 years
Medical malpractice statute of limitations in Minnesota
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Medical malpractice statute of limitations in Nebraska
2 years (or 1 from discovery); max 10 years
Medical malpractice statute of limitations in New Jersey
Medical malpractice statute of limitations in New York
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Medical malpractice statute of limitations in Nevada
3 years (or 2 from discovery); whichever first
Medical malpractice statute of limitations in Rhode Island
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Medical malpractice statute of limitations in Vermont
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Medical malpractice statute of limitations in Wisconsin
Medical malpractice statute of limitations in Maryland
5 years from injury or 3 years from discovery
A doctor, hospital, or other provider injured you through substandard care.
The civil statute of limitations for Medical malpractice ranges from 1 to 5 years across U.S. states
For Medical malpractice, the general civil statute of limitations is 1–5 years (median 2) across 51 states. A DERIVED min/max/median over each state's RECORDED statutory period (occurred=false, adjudged=false — an in-house cross-state summary; the per-state statutes + citations are in itemListElement, each verifiable at its statute URL). It is NOT a personal deadline: the discovery rule, tolling (minors/disability/defendant absence), repose limits, government-defendant notice rules, and the exact sub-claim can make a real deadline shorter or longer — and missing a statute of limitations usually bars the claim permanently.
occurred=FALSE (a calculation, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (a transparent in-house formula, not an authority's verdict — no external adjudicator). Reproduce it from its named inputs; falsified if the formula or inputs are wrong. Lower warrant than the adjudged figures above.
This is not legal advice or a personal deadline
Which statute applies to a specific claim, and when the clock started, is fact-specific legal judgment. Anyone with a potential medical malpractice claim near a deadline should consult a licensed attorney or legal aid immediately rather than rely on this reference.
Justice Atlas L5 boundary (statutory text ≠ a personal deadline)
a cross-state statutory reference, not a personal deadline or advice
occurred=FALSE (a framing, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (an in-house reading, not an authority's verdict) — the LOWEST-warrant claim here. A flat representation would render this identically to the official facts; the four-status does not.
Medical malpractice filing deadlines by state (shortest first)