An Eye Injury Lawyer Talks About Statutes of Limitations and Eye Injury Claims Time’s up!! When it comes to suing for eye injuries, there’s no time like the present. The lawsuit must be filed before the expiration of the Statute of Limitations deadline. Statutes of Limitations deadlines for eye injuries vary from state to state and from case to case. Generally, minors have two years from their 18th birthday to sue. Different Statutes of Limitations deadlines apply to other kinds of injury cases. For example, in medical malpractice cases, in most states, you have a set number of years from the date you first discovered or should have discovered the malpractice to file the lawsuit. Alabama Code of Alabama Section 6-2-38 2 years Alaska Alaska Statutes Section 09 10.070 2 years Arizona Arizona Revised Statutes Section 12-542 2 years California 1 year for accidents before January 1, 2003 1 year 2 years for accidents after January 1, 2003. 2 year If the statute of limitations on a claim has not run before the amendment, on 1/1/03, then it is a 2-year statute, so accidents in 2002 can benefit from the 2 year statute of limitations. Calif. Civ. Procedure code Section 335.1 na Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes Section 13-80-102 2 years Connecticut Connecticut General Statutes Section 52-584 2 years D.C. District of Columbia Code Section 12-301 3 years Delaware Delaware Code Annotated cc 8107, 8119 2 years Florida Florida Statutes Section 95.11 4 years Georgia Georgia Code Ann. Section 3-1004 2 years Hawaii Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 657-7 2 years Idaho Idaho Code Section 5-219 2 years Illinois Illinois Statutes Ann. Section 13-202 2 years Indiana Indiana Code Ann. Section 34-1-2-2 2 years Iowa Iowa Code Annotated Section 614.1 2 years Kansas Kansas Statutes Annotated Section 60.513 2 year Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code Section 3492 1 years Maine Maine Revised Statutes Ann. Section 752 6 years Maryland Maryland Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code, 3 years Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws Ann. Ch. 260, 3 years Michigan Michigan Compiled Laws Section 600.5805S 3 years Mississippi Mississippi Code Annotated Section 15-1-49 3 years Missouri Missouri Statute Annotated 35 Section 516.120 5 years Montana Montana Code Annotated Section 27-2-204, 27-2-207 3 years Nebraska Revised Statutes of Nebraska Section 25-208 4 years Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes Annotated Section 11.190 2 years New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Ann. Section 37-1-8 3 years New York NEW YORK CIV. PRAC.R. Section 214 3 years North Dakota North Dakota Century Code Section 28-01-16 6 years Ohio Ohio Rev. Code Ann. Section 2305.10 2 years Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes Annotated Title 12 Section 95 2 years Oregon Oregon Revised Statutes Section 12.110 2 years Pennsylvania 42 PA Con. Stat. Annotated Section 5524 2 years Rhode Island General Laws of Rhode Island Section 9-1-14 3 years South Carolina South Carolina Code Ann. Section 15-3-530 3 years South Dakota South Dakota Comp. Laws Ann. 3 years Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated Section 28-3-104 1 year Texas Texas Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. 2 Section 16.003 2 years Utah Utah Code Annotated Section 78-12-25 4 years Vermont Vermont Statutes Ann. Title 12, Section 512 3 years Virginia Virginia code Section 8.01-243 2 years Washington Revised Code of Washington Ann.Section 4.16.020 3 years West Virginia West Virginia Code Section 55-2-12 2 years Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes Annotated Section 893.54 3 years Wyoming Wyoming Statutes Annotated Section 1-3-105 4 years For more information about Evan Aidman's work with clients with eye injuries click here: Eye Injury Lawyer Evan Aidman is the founder and principal of the Law Offices of Evan K. Aidman. Mr. Aidman received a Bachelor's Degree in psychology from the University of Florida where he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society after compiling a near perfect scholastic record. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, an Ivy League Institution, in 1983. Click Here for Attorney Aidman's website: Eye Injury Attorneys Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Evan_Aidman |
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