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SOL for Medical Malpractice Claims (Minor Plaintiffs): 8 years

SOL for Medical Malpractice Claims (Parental Claims): 2 years

SOL for Wrongful Death Claims: 2 years

Idaho Statute of Limitations for Medical Malpractice Claims (Minor Plaintiffs)

8 years (6 years for governmental entities): Idaho Code § 5-230: the time limited for the commencement of an action shall not be tolled for a period of more than six (6) years on account of minority. Idaho Code § 6-906A: Minor shall be required to present and file a claim against a governmental entity or its employee under this chapter until one hundred eighty (180) days after said person reaches the age of majority or six (6) years from the date the claim arose or should reasonably have been discovered, whichever is earlier.

Idaho Statute of Limitations for Medical Malpractice Claims (Parental Claims)

2 years: Idaho Code § 5-219: Professional Malpractice: 2 years.

Idaho Medical Malpractice Claim Caps

Idaho Code § 6-1603: In no action seeking damages for personal injury, including death, shall a judgment for noneconomic damages be entered for a claimant exceeding the maximum amount of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000); provided, however, that beginning on July 1, 2004, and each July 1 thereafter, the cap on noneconomic damages established in this section shall increase or decrease in accordance with the percentage amount of increase or decrease by which the Idaho industrial commission adjusts the average annual wage as computed pursuant to section 72-409(2), Idaho Code.

Idaho Statute of Limitations for Wrongful Death Claims

2 years: Idaho Code § 5-219: Within two (2) years…An action to recover damages for professional malpractice, or for an injury to the person, or for the death of one caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another, including any such action arising from breach of an implied warranty or implied covenant.

Idaho Wrongful Death Claim Caps

Idaho Code § 6-1603: In no action seeking damages for personal injury, including death, shall a judgment for noneconomic damages be entered for a claimant exceeding the maximum amount of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000); provided, however, that beginning on July 1, 2004, and each July 1 thereafter, the cap on noneconomic damages established in this section shall increase or decrease in accordance with the percentage amount of increase or decrease by which the Idaho industrial commission adjusts the average annual wage as computed pursuant to section 72-409(2), Idaho Code.


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The following reviews from our clients do not constitute a guarantee, warranty, or prediction regarding the outcome of another legal matter. The cases mentioned in the reviews are illustrative of some of the matters previously handled by Grant & Eisenhofer involving various areas of birth injury law. These reviews are endorsements.

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