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Is My Mississippi Claim Still Timely?
Mississippi’s filing deadlines — statutes of limitation — can be as short as one year, and once a deadline passes a claim is usually lost for good. This free tool gives a rough, plain-language sense of where you may stand. It is not legal advice, and it is no substitute for talking to a lawyer.
Answer two questions for a general indication. When in doubt, the safest assumption is always that your deadline is sooner than you think — so do not wait to get a real answer.
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If you are unsure which category fits — for example, whether your situation is medical malpractice or another kind of injury — choose “not sure.” The rules differ and a lawyer should confirm which applies.
Mississippi wrongful-death claims “borrow” the deadline of the underlying wrong (Miss. Code § 11-7-13; Jenkins), so the cause matters.
Use the date of the accident, injury, treatment, death, or statement. If you only recently discovered a harm you could not have known about earlier, Mississippi’s discovery rule can change the start date — note that and ask a lawyer.
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Please read. This tool is a free educational aid, not legal advice, and using it does not create an attorney-client relationship. It applies only general Mississippi timing rules and cannot account for the many exceptions that change a real deadline — including the discovery rule, tolling for minors or persons of unsound mind (Miss. Code § 15-1-59; the age of majority for this purpose is 21), fraudulent concealment (§ 15-1-67), the savings statute (§ 15-1-69), pre-suit notice requirements for medical-malpractice and governmental claims, contractual periods, and out-of-state issues. A Louisiana claim follows different rules entirely — use the Louisiana deadline checker instead. Never rely on this result to decide whether to act. If there is any chance your deadline is approaching, contact a lawyer right away — once a deadline passes, a claim is usually lost no matter how strong it was.
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