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Malpractice (Other Professions)

2 Years 2 years
ALABAMA

years

ALASKA
years
ARIZONA
years
ARKANSAS
years
CALIFORNIA

year

For legal malpractice SOL is 1 year with discovery rule, or 4 years from wrongful act, whichever occurs first, except in cases of fraud.

COLORADO
years
CONNECTICUT
years
DELAWARE
years
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
years
FLORIDA
years with discovery rule.
GEORGIA
years
HAWAII
years for other, 6 years for legal malpractice with Discovery Rule.
IDAHO
years
ILLINOIS
years for legal with Discovery Rule. SOR: 6 years
INDIANA
years
IOWA
years
KANSAS
years
KENTUCKY
year
LOUISIANA
year for attorney and accountant malpractice. SOR: 3 years.
MAINE
4 years. 4 years for malpractice or proof of negligence of architects or engineers with Discovery Rule of 4 years and a SOR: 10 years.
MARYLAND
3 years. SOL for certain professions are the shorter of 5 years from commission or 3 years from discovery.
MASSACHUSETTS
years
MICHIGAN
years
MINNESOTA
years
MISSISSIPPI
years
MISSOURI
years
MONTANA
years. SOR: 10 years for legal malpractice.
NEBRASKA
years
NEVADA
years or 2 years from discovery, whichever occurs earlier for legal malpractice. 4 years from completion of service or 2 years for discovery for accountant malpractice.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
years
NEW JERSEY
years
NEW MEXICO
For legal malpractice, some dispute exists as to whether SOL is negligence (3 years) or contract (4 years). However, the discovery rule applies regardless.
NEW YORK
years for other professional malpractice [legal,etc].
NORTH CAROLINA
years. SOR: 10 years.
NORTH DAKOTA
years. SOR: 6 years.
OHIO
year for legal malpractice with Discovery rule.
OKLAHOMA
years
OREGON
years
PENNSYLVANIA
years
PUERTO RICO
year
RHODE ISLAND
years for legal, veterinarian, accounting and real-estate malpractice with discovery rule.
SOUTH CAROLINA
years with Discovery Rule.
SOUTH DAKOTA
years for legal malpractice with Discovery Rule.
TENNESSEE
year SOL for attorney or accountant malpractice.
TEXAS
years with Discovery Rule for legal malpractice.
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
years
UTAH
years
VERMONT
years
VIRGINIA
years
WASHINGTON
years
WEST VIRGINIA
years
WISCONSIN
3 years
WYOMING
years. 1 year from removal of legal disability.

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