Statute of Limitations
- 2 years. (§09.10.070 – Actions for Torts, For Injury to Personal Property, For Certain Statutory Liabilities, and Against Peace Officers and Coroners to Be Brought in Two Years)
- Medical malpractice – 2 years with Discovery Rule (SOL runs from when injury is or should have been discovered). If plaintiff is an infant, statute of limitations is two 2 years from eighth birthday. (§09.10.140 – Disabilities of Minority and Incompetency)
Damages Cap
- Pain and suffering limited to $250,000 for single injury.
- Compensatory damages - $400,000 or life expectancy in years multiplied by $8000 per year, whichever is greater. (§09.17.010(b) – Noneconomic damages).
- Cases involving severe disfigurement or severe permanent physical impairment have a compensatory damages limitation of the greater of $1,000,000 or life expectancy multiplied by $25,000, whichever is greater. (§09.17.010(c) – Noneconomic damages)
- Punitive damages – greater of three times compensatory damages or $500,000. (§09.17.020 (f) – Punitive Damages)
Statute of Limitations
- 2 years. (§09.55.580 – Action For Wrongful Death)
Damages Cap
- Compensatory damages - $400,000 or life expectancy in years multiplied by $8000 per year, whichever is greater. (§09.17.010(b) – Noneconomic damages)
- Cases involving severe disfigurement or severe permanent physical impairment have a compensatory damages limitation of the greater of $1,000,000 or life expectancy multiplied by $25,000, whichever is greater. (§09.17.010(c) – Noneconomic damages)
- Punitive damages – greater of three times compensatory damages or $500,000.
(§09.17.020 (f) – Punitive Damages)
- Nursing Home Administrators – Title 8 (Business and Professions), Chapter 70 (Nursing Home Administrators)
- Residents’ Rights
- Protection of Vulnerable Adults – (Alaska Statutes, Title 47 (Welfare), Chapter 24 (Protection of Vulnerable Adults))
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Jonathan Rosenfeld is a lawyer who represents people injured in nursing homes and long-term care facilities. Jonathan has represented victims of nursing home abuse and neglect throughout Illinois and across the country. Jonathan’s reputation as an aggressive advocate for the…
