{"id":1586,"date":"2016-07-11T22:17:50","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T22:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/washington-dc\/?post_type=practice_areas&p=1586"},"modified":"2025-01-30T13:25:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T19:25:27","slug":"maryland-statute-limitations-deadline-bringing-injury-lawsuits","status":"publish","type":"practice_areas","link":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/washington-dc\/practice-areas\/laws-litigation\/maryland-statute-limitations-deadline-bringing-injury-lawsuits\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Statute of Limitations: Deadline for Bringing Injury Lawsuits"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is the Statue of Limitations for a Personal Injury Lawsuit in Maryland?<\/h1>\n

Filing your claim on time in Maryland<\/b><\/em><\/h2>\n

In the state of Maryland, a strict time deadline applies to most legal claims brought by injured persons and their families.\u00a0 Usually, that time limit, which is called the \u201cstatute of limitations,\u201d is three years.\u00a0 Under Md. Cts. & Jud. Proc. Code \u00a7 5-101, the default deadline for civil lawsuits in Maryland is three years from the date it \u201caccrues,\u201d unless another law says otherwise.<\/p>\n

In a personal injury case, the date an action \u201caccrues\u201d is often the date of a wrongful act that caused an injury.\u00a0 For example, the date of a serious car wreck would be the date that you use as the starting point to calculate the three-year deadline.\u00a0 Determining when an action accrues for purposes of a legal claim may involve complicated legal analysis and research.<\/p>\n

The statute of limitations is a law that places a time deadline on when an injured victim can bring a legal claim against the person or entity that is responsible for the damages caused by their injury.\u00a0 The public policy reason behind the law is it encourages individuals to not \u201csit on their rights\u201d and to file prompt claims.\u00a0 If you fail to meet this time limit, you may be unable to seek compensation through the civil justice system.<\/p>\n

Like many things in the law, there are exceptions and situation-specific circumstances that may potentially change that deadline.\u00a0 Lawyers may debate about when an action \u201caccrues,\u201d or there may be debate about whether a separate statutory deadline applies.\u00a0 If a defendant engaged in fraud that concealed the injury, it may also extend the deadline.\u00a0 Conversely, if a wrongful act caused a death that happened more than three years later, the statute of limitations may possibly be extended.<\/p>\n

If you have been injured in the state of Maryland and are concerned about the statute of limitations, contact The Cochran Firm, D.C. for a free initial case consultation.\u00a0 Our veteran attorneys are highly experienced handling statute of limitations issues and have a deep understanding of the time deadline issues that often come up in injury claims.<\/p>\n

Maryland Statute of Limitations Varies Depending on Lawsuit\u2019s Subject Matter<\/b><\/h2>\n

Many limitations, exceptions, and factors can potentially impact your claim and you should talk to an experienced Maryland injury lawyer<\/a> to learn what time deadlines apply to your specific situation.\u00a0 As a general overview, the following are some time deadlines that may apply to cases in Maryland civil court:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":1769,"menu_order":42,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":""},"categories":[],"is_parent":[],"class_list":["post-1586","practice_areas","type-practice_areas","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/washington-dc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practice_areas\/1586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/washington-dc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practice_areas"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/washington-dc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/practice_areas"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/washington-dc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practice_areas\/1769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/washington-dc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/washington-dc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1586"},{"taxonomy":"is_parent","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/washington-dc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/is_parent?post=1586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}