Time Limits for Filing a Negligence Action

Statutes of Limitation

A statute of limitations sets a limit of the maximum amount of time after a wrong occurs in which a person harmed by that wrong may file a lawsuit. Each state sets its own limitations periods and these periods are often different for different kinds of cases. The limitations periods for lawsuits alleging negligence are as follows.

In Idaho, a case alleging negligence or any other personal injury must be filed within two years of when the negligence occurred.

Idaho Code Ann. § 5-219

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