State Deadlines for Negligence Cases  STATE STATUTE CODE YEARS 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 Arkansas Arkansas Stat. Annotated Section 16-56-115 5 years California Civil Civ. Procedure code Section 340 1 year Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes Section 13-80-102 2 years Connecticut Connecticut General Statutes Section 52-584 2 years Delaware Delaware Code Annotated cc 8107, 8119 2 years D.C. District of Columbia Code Section 12-301 3 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, Section 5-101 3 years Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws Ann. Ch. 260, Section 2A4 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 Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Ann.Section 508:4 3 years New Jersey New Jersey Statutes Annotated Section 2A:14-2 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 Carolina General Statutes of North Carolina Section 1-52 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. Section 15-12-2, 15-2-14 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  back Personal Injury Lawyer California Auto & Truck Personal Injury Infant & Birthing Injury Rezulin Lawsuit Medical Malpractice Claims Motorcycle Personal Injury Brain Injury Amusement Park  Personal Injury Animal Injury Claims Construction Site Personal Injury Work Place Personal Injury