The legal rules that change what your case is worth, what deadlines you have to hit, and what you can recover — for every state. Built from primary statutes, bar opinions, and the AskMatlock research notes.
GA
Filing deadline: 2 years
Fault: Modified comparative negligence — 50% bar rule. If you are 50%+ at fault, recovery is barred.
CA
Filing deadline: 2 years
Fault: Pure comparative negligence. Recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault but never barred.
TX
Filing deadline: 2 years
Fault: Modified comparative negligence — 51% bar rule. If you are more than 50% at fault, recovery is barred.
FL
Filing deadline: 2 years
Fault: Modified comparative negligence — 50% bar rule (HB 837, 2023). No-fault state for personal injury protection threshold.
NY
Filing deadline: 3 years
Fault: Pure comparative negligence. No-fault state for personal injury protection threshold.
NE
Filing deadline: 4 years
Fault: Modified comparative negligence — 50% bar rule.
MI
Filing deadline: 3 years
Fault: Modified comparative negligence — 50% bar rule. No-fault state.
LA
Filing deadline: 1 year
Fault: Pure comparative negligence.
WA
Filing deadline: 3 years
Fault: Pure comparative negligence.
We're shipping the remaining 41 states in subsequent releases. The data is researched per state and reviewed before publishing. For now, the 9 above cover the highest-volume markets and the documented outliers.
