How much time do you have to file a lawsuit in New York?

A statute of limitation can limit the time period in which a person can file a lawsuit. Evary state?s statutes are different regarding the amount of time in which a person can file a lawsuit. Statutes can also vary per state according to the type of claim one is pursuing.

New York Statutes

214. Actions to be commenced within three years: for non-
payment of money collected on execution; for penalty
created by statute; to recover chattel; for injury to
property; for personal injury; for malpractice other
than medical, dental or podiatric malpractice; to annul a marriage on the ground of fraud.

214-a. Action for medical, dental or podiatric malpractice to be
commenced within two years and six months; exceptions.

215. Actions to be commenced within one year: against sheriff,
coroner or constable; for escape of prisoner; for
assault, battery, false imprisonment, malicious
prosecution, libel or slander; for violation of right
of privacy; for penalty given to informer; on
arbitration award.

S 214-a. Action for medical, dental or podiatric malpractice to be
commenced within two years and six months; exceptions. An action for
medical, dental or podiatric malpractice must be commenced within two
years and six months of the act, omission or failure complained of or
last treatment where there is continuous treatment for the same illness,
injury or condition which gave rise to the said act, omission or
failure; provided, however, that where the action is based upon the
discovary of a foreign object in the body of the patient, the action may
be commenced within one year of the date of such discovary or of the
date of discovary of facts which would reasonably lead to such
discovary, whichever is earlier. For the purpose of this section the
term "continuous treatment" shall not include examinations undertaken at
the request of the patient for the sole purpose of ascertaining the
state of the patient`s condition. For the purpose of this section the
term "foreign object" shall not include a chemical compound, fixation
device or prosthetic aid or device.
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