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

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.

Maryland Statutes

Maryland Statutes of Limitation

A civil action at law shall be filed within three years from the date it accrues unless another provision of the Code provides a different period of time within which an action shall be commenced.

An action for assault, libel, or slander shall be filed within one year from the date it accrues

(a) An action for damages for an injury arising out of the rendering of or failure to render professional services by a health care provider, as defined in ? 3-2A-01 of this article, shall be filed within the earlier of:

(1) Five years of the time the injury was committed; or

(2) Three years of the date the injury was discovered.

In this section, "occupational disease" means a disease caused by exposure to any toxic substance in a place of employment and contracted during the course of employment.

(b) An action for damages arising out of an occupational disease shall be filed within 3 years of the discovary of facts from which it was known or reasonably should have been known that an occupational disease was the proximate cause of death, but in any event not later than 10 years from the date of death.
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