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Kansas Statute of Limitations Information from PA Lawyers at Anapol Schwartz
Kansas Statute of Limitations
Statute of limitations varies from state to state regarding the many types of fatal accidents. The last thing you want to do as the family of a victim of an accidental fatality is miss your opportunity to file a lawsuit.
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Here are some important facts to know about Kansas’ statute of limitations and time limits for filing a lawsuit:
- Negligence - 2 years after injury
- Medical Malpractice – 2 years from date of injury unless undiscoverable at time of injury – 4 year max.
- Product Liability – For claims based on neg. an action must be filed within 2 years of the date the P suffers an injury. For claims based on strict liability, an action must be filed w/in 2 years after the injury
- Wrongful Death – 2 years after date of death
- Survival – 2 years
Caps on Lawyers Awards: The attorney fee must be approved by the court
Kansas Caps on Damage Awards
Medical Malpractice – Noneconomic damages at $250,000.00. Punitive damages are limited based upon a defendant's past income, and are capped at $5 million.
Product Liability – K.S.A. § 60-19a02 - In any personal injury action, the total amount recoverable by each party from all defendants for all claims for noneconomic loss shall not exceed a sum total of $250,000 K.S.A. § 60-3702 – Punitive damages are limited to $5 million
Pharmaceutical cases – Same as product liability
Kansas Minors – Statute of Limitations/minors tolling - Except in cases of wrongful death, minors have one year after their 18th birthday to file suit, but in no event more than eight years after the act giving rise to the injury occurred
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Kansas State Police
General Headquarters
122 SW 7th
Topeka, KS 66603
785.296.6800
http://www.kansashighwaypatrol.org
Kansas Trial Lawyers Assoc.
719 SW Van Buren, Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66603
785.232.7756
http://www.ktla.org/ks/index.cfm?event=showPage&pg=staff
