Statute of Limitations
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A statue of limitation is the time period that you have to take action after you or a family member has been wronged, injured or died. Once that time period expires, you lose the right to file a lawsuit for damages or grievance, unless a legal exception should apply.
Different types of cases have different statutes of limitation. Also each state has its own statues of limitations, so you need to consult an attorney to see what the specific limitations are and how they apply in your case.
In personal injury cases, measures must be taken promptly to preserve evidence, investigate the accident in question and file a lawsuit prior to the statue of limitations deadline.
Florida ’s Statutes of Limitations
Five Years
- Written contracts
Four Years
- Personal injury
- Fraud
- Personal property injury
- Product liability
- Oral contracts
- Property trespass
- Negligence
Two Years
- Medical malpractice
- From the date of the act that caused injury
- Date the injury was or should have been detected
- Professional malpractice
- Libel, slander, defamation
- Recovery of lost wages
- Wrongful death
One Year
- Performance of a specific contract
- Lien for labor services, material for improving property
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