{"id":2617,"date":"2021-09-20T19:18:52","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T19:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/new-orleans\/?post_type=sub-practice-areas&p=2617"},"modified":"2021-09-20T20:08:50","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T20:08:50","slug":"wrongful-death-statutes-of-limitation","status":"publish","type":"sub-practice-areas","link":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/new-orleans\/wrongful-death-statutes-of-limitation\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrongful Death Statutes of Limitation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Each state has its own rules regarding the statute of limitations that is applicable to various types of civil actions.  You should consult an attorney before attempting to interpret any laws regarding the statute of limitations as these laws get amended and or repealed with frequency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 In general, the following states require that an action for Wrongful Death must be instituted within:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

States with a TWO YEAR Statute of Limitations In a Wrongful Death Action<\/u><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alabama <\/u>-<\/strong>Section 6-5-410 (d)                                     <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alaska<\/u><\/strong> -Section 09.55.500 (a)                                      <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arizona<\/u><\/strong> Ariz. Rev. Stat. Section 12-542                        <\/p>\n\n\n\n

California<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 CA Code of Civ. Proc. Section 335.1   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colorado<\/u><\/strong> Section 13-21-201                                         <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connecticut<\/u><\/strong> Section 52-555(a)                                    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delaware<\/u><\/strong> Del. Code tit. 10, Section 8107                <\/p>\n\n\n\n

District of Columbia<\/u><\/strong> D.C. Code Section 16-2701   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Florida<\/u><\/strong> Section 95-11 (4)9d)                                        <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Georgia<\/u><\/strong> O.C.G.A. Section 9-3-33                                <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hawaii <\/u><\/strong>Haw. Rev. Stat. Section 633-3(b)                 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Idaho<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Idaho Code Section 5-219(4)(a)                  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Illinois <\/u><\/strong>\u2013 740 ILCS 180\/2(d)                                            <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indiana<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 IC-34-23-1-1                                                   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iowa <\/u><\/strong>\u2013 Iowa Code Section 614.1                                     <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kansas<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Kan. Stat. Section 60-513(a)(5)                 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maine <\/u><\/strong>\u2013 Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-C Section 2-807     <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nebraska<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Neb. Rev. Stat. 30-810<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevada<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Nev. Rev. Stat. Section 11.190(4)(e)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Jersey<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Section 2A:15-3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 N.Y. Est. Powers & Trusts Law Section 5-4.1\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Carolina<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 1-53<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Dakota<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Section 28-01-18 (4)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ohio<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Ohio Rev. Code Section 2125.02<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oklahoma<\/span> <\/strong>\u2013 Title 12, Ch. 17, Section 1053A<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pennsylvania<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Pa. Stat. and Cons. Stat. Section 5524(2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Texas<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Section 16.003(b)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Utah<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Utah Code sections 78B-2-304(2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vermont<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Title 14, Ch. 071, Sub. Ch. 003, Section 1492<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virginia<\/span> <\/strong>\u2013 Va. Code Section 8.01-244(B)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

West Virginia<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 W. Va. Code Section 55-7-6(d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wisconsin<\/span><\/strong> -(car accident deaths only) Section 893.54(2m)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wyoming<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Wyo. Stat. Section 1-38-102<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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States with ONE YEAR Statutes of Limitation in a Wrongful Death Action:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Louisiana<\/u><\/strong> - La. Civ. Code Section 2315.1                  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kentucky <\/u><\/strong>(1 year from date personal representative is appointed) Ky. Rev. Stat. Section 413.140, 413.180<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tennessee<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Tenn. Code Section 28-3-104<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other states have longer statutes of limitations in Wrongful Death Actions.  The Cochran Firm New Orleans works with its partners around the country to bring justice for its clients.  We routinely handle cases in other states and along with our partners understand and navigate through complex issues involving statutes of limitations in these cases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2619,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":""},"categories":[107],"class_list":["post-2617","sub-practice-areas","type-sub-practice-areas","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wrongful-death"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/new-orleans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sub-practice-areas\/2617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/new-orleans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sub-practice-areas"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/new-orleans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/sub-practice-areas"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/new-orleans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/new-orleans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/new-orleans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}