Filing an Injury Claim in Tennessee: The One-Year Clock That Changes Everything
Why Tennessee's one-year filing deadline, 49 percent fault rule, and damage caps make timing the deciding factor in most injury claims.
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Personal Injury Guides
Plain-English answers to the questions people ask after an accident — filing deadlines, who’s at fault, what a claim is worth, and what to do next. Rules vary by state, so we flag where that matters.
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Filing an Injury Claim in South Dakota: What the Nation's Only Slight/Gross Fault Rule Means for You
How South Dakota's one-of-a-kind slight/gross fault rule, three-year filing window, and 180-day government notice deadline shape injury claims in 2026.
Read the guideSouth Carolina Just Rewrote Its Injury Rules: What to Know Before You File in 2026
South Carolina's 2025 tort reform took effect in 2026 and changed who pays what after an injury. Deadlines, fault rules, and government-claim traps.
Read the guideFiling an Injury Claim in Rhode Island: A Friendly Fault Rule, a Three-Year Clock, and One 60-Day Trap
Rhode Island pairs pure comparative fault and a three-year filing window with a 60-day notice trap for road-defect claims. What to know before you file.
Read the guideFiling an Injury Claim in Pennsylvania: The Insurance Checkbox That Can Decide What You Recover
Pennsylvania's limited tort rule, the two-year deadline, and the six-month government notice trap: what to check before filing an injury claim.
Read the guideFiling an Injury Claim in Oregon: The 180-Day Rule That Surprises Almost Everyone
Oregon allows two years for most injury lawsuits, but claims against public bodies need formal notice in 180 days. How Oregon's deadlines really stack up.
Read the guideFiling an Injury Claim in Oklahoma: What Changed in 2025 and the One-Year Trap That Didn't
Oklahoma repealed its struck-down damages cap in 2025, but a one-year deadline on government claims still catches people. What to know before you file.
Read the guideFiling an Injury Claim in Ohio: The Damage Cap, the One-Year Trap, and the 50% Line
Ohio caps pain-and-suffering in ordinary injury cases and runs medical claims on a one-year clock. What that means before you file, as of 2026.
Read the guideFiling an Injury Claim in North Dakota: A Long Deadline With Short Fuses
North Dakota pairs one of the nation's longest injury filing windows with no-fault thresholds and short government deadlines. What to know before you file.
Read the guideInjury claim rules by state
Deadlines and fault rules differ significantly by state. Find yours:
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- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
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- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
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- Nebraska
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- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
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- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
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