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

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.

Depending upon the facts of your case, special circumstances may apply in which Georgia's statute of limitation may be extended. In some states, statutes of limitations may be extended if the personal injury, medical malpractice or wrongful death claim involves a minor. Many states may also extended the statutes of limitation based upon when an injury is discovered rather than when an injury occurred.
Georgia Personal Injury Statutes of Limitations

If you feel you have a claim in Georgia for personal injury, medical malpractice, or wrongful death, Contact A Georgia Personal Injury Attorney immediately regardless of whether or not the statue of limitation has past.

Remember, special circumstances can apply to extend an Alabama Statute of Limitation.

Georgia Statutes

9-3-33.
Actions for injuries to the person shall be brought within two years after the right of action
accrues, except for injuries to the reputation, which shall be brought within one year after
the right of action accrues, and except for actions for injuries to the person involving loss
of consortium, which shall be brought within four years after the right of action accrues.

9-3-51.
(a) No action to recover damages:

(1) For any deficiency in the survey or plat, planning, design, specifications, supervision
or observation of construction, or construction of an improvement to real property;

(2) For injury to property, real or personal, arising out of any such deficiency; or

(3) For injury to the person or for wrongful death arising out of any such deficiency
shall be brought against any person performing or furnishing the survey or plat, design,
planning, supervision or observation of construction, or construction of such an
improvement more than eight years after substantial completion of such an improvement.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this Code section, in the case of such an injury to
property or the person or such an injury causing wrongful death, which injury occurred
during the seventh or eighth year after such substantial completion, an action in tort to
recover damages for such an injury or wrongful death may be brought within two years
after the date on which such injury occurred, irrespective of the date of death, but in no
event may such an action be brought more

9-3-71.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, an action for medical malpractice shall be
brought within two years after the date on which an injury or death arising from a negligent
or wrongful act or omission occurred.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this Code section, in no event may an action for
medical malpractice be brought more than five years after the date on which the negligent
or wrongful act or omission occurred.

(c) Subsection (a) of this Code section is intended to create a two-year statute of
limitations. Subsection (b) of this Code section is intended to create a five-year statute of
ultimate repose and abrogation.

(d) Nothing contained in subsection (a) or (b) of this Code section shall be construed to
repeal Code Section 9-3-73, which shall be deemed to apply either to the applicable statutes
of limitation or repose.

9-3-72.
The limitations of Code Section 9-3-71 shall not apply where a foreign object has been left
in a patient's body, but in such a case an action shall be brought within one year after the
negligent or wrongful act or omission is discovered. For the purposes of this Code section,
the term 'foreign object' shall not include a chemical compound, fixation device, or
prosthetic aid or device.
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*The information on this website regarding Statutes of Limitations is for informational purposes only and may not be up to date or accurate.