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Mesothelioma help in all 50 states

Filing deadlines, asbestos courts, local industries and city-level guidance — because where you were exposed decides what is possible.

States covered
50
Local city guides
50
Understand the diagnosis

At a glance

What changes from state to state

Personal injury deadlines
1–6 yrs
Wrongful death deadlines
1–3 yrs
State guides
50
In-depth city guides
50

Deadlines

Filing deadline table

Personal injury deadlines usually run from the date of diagnosis; wrongful death deadlines run from the date of death.

Swipe the table sideways to see every column.

Statute of limitations by state
StatePersonal injuryWrongful deathOur review window
Alabama2 years2 years3 years
Alaska2 years2 years3 years
Arizona2 years2 years3 years
Arkansas3 years3 years3 years
California1 years2 years3 years
Colorado2 years2 years3 years
Connecticut3 years2 years3 years
Delaware2 years2 years3 years
Florida4 years2 years3 years
Georgia2 years2 years3 years
Hawaii2 years2 years3 years
Idaho2 years2 years3 years
Illinois2 years2 years3 years
Indiana2 years2 years3 years
Iowa2 years2 years3 years
Kansas2 years2 years3 years
Kentucky1 years1 years3 years
Louisiana1 years1 years3 years
Maine6 years2 years6 years
Maryland3 years3 years3 years
Massachusetts3 years3 years3 years
Michigan3 years3 years3 years
Minnesota6 years3 years6 years
Mississippi3 years3 years3 years
Missouri5 years3 years5 years
Montana3 years3 years3 years
Nebraska4 years2 years3 years
Nevada2 years2 years3 years
New Hampshire3 years3 years3 years
New Jersey2 years2 years3 years
New Mexico3 years3 years3 years
New York3 years2 years3 years
North Carolina3 years2 years3 years
North Dakota6 years2 years3 years
Ohio2 years2 years3 years
Oklahoma2 years2 years3 years
Oregon2 years3 years3 years
Pennsylvania2 years2 years3 years
Rhode Island3 years3 years3 years
South Carolina3 years3 years3 years
South Dakota3 years3 years3 years
Tennessee1 years1 years3 years
Texas2 years2 years3 years
Utah4 years2 years3 years
Vermont3 years2 years3 years
Virginia2 years2 years3 years
Washington3 years3 years3 years
West Virginia2 years2 years3 years
Wisconsin3 years3 years3 years
Wyoming4 years2 years3 years

How to use this

Reading a state guide

Deadlines

  • Personal injury clock
  • Wrongful death clock
  • Our intake window
  • What to do if time is short

Exposure history

  • Dominant industries
  • Job sites and trades
  • Era of heaviest use
  • Secondary household exposure

Courts

  • Where asbestos cases are filed
  • Expedited settings for ill patients
  • Venue choices for multi-state work
  • What filing involves

Local guides

  • Named historic exposure sites
  • Trades most exposed locally
  • Where local claims are filed
  • Specialist care nearby

Region

Northeast states

Connecticut: 3-year deadline · 1 local guideDelaware: 2-year deadlineMaine: 6-year deadline · 1 local guideMaryland: 3-year deadline · 1 local guideMassachusetts: 3-year deadline · 2 local guidesNew Hampshire: 3-year deadline · 1 local guideNew Jersey: 2-year deadline · 2 local guidesNew York: 3-year deadline · 2 local guidesPennsylvania: 2-year deadline · 2 local guidesRhode Island: 3-year deadlineVermont: 3-year deadline

Region

South states

Alabama: 2-year deadline · 2 local guidesArkansas: 3-year deadlineFlorida: 4-year deadline · 2 local guidesGeorgia: 2-year deadlineKentucky: 1-year deadlineLouisiana: 1-year deadline · 3 local guidesMississippi: 3-year deadline · 1 local guideNorth Carolina: 3-year deadlineOklahoma: 2-year deadlineSouth Carolina: 3-year deadline · 1 local guideTennessee: 1-year deadlineTexas: 2-year deadline · 4 local guidesVirginia: 2-year deadline · 3 local guidesWest Virginia: 2-year deadline

Region

Midwest states

Illinois: 2-year deadline · 2 local guidesIndiana: 2-year deadline · 1 local guideIowa: 2-year deadlineKansas: 2-year deadlineMichigan: 3-year deadline · 1 local guideMinnesota: 6-year deadline · 1 local guideMissouri: 5-year deadline · 1 local guideNebraska: 4-year deadlineNorth Dakota: 6-year deadlineOhio: 2-year deadline · 2 local guidesSouth Dakota: 3-year deadlineWisconsin: 3-year deadline · 1 local guide

Region

West states

Alaska: 2-year deadlineArizona: 2-year deadlineCalifornia: 1-year deadline · 6 local guidesColorado: 2-year deadline · 1 local guideHawaii: 2-year deadline · 1 local guideIdaho: 2-year deadlineMontana: 3-year deadline · 1 local guideNevada: 2-year deadlineNew Mexico: 3-year deadlineOregon: 2-year deadline · 1 local guideUtah: 4-year deadlineWashington: 3-year deadline · 3 local guidesWyoming: 4-year deadline

Questions

State-level questions

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