Nursing Home Negligence or Abuse
Statute of Limitations Idaho Code §5-219(4) (1994)
- Two years.
Medical Malpractice
Statute of Limitations Idaho Code §5-219(4) (1994)
- Two years from when the injury was discovered, or reasonably should have been discovered.
- If foreign object is found, case must be filed within two years of complaint of act, or one year after date of accrual, whichever is later.
- If claimant is insane or a minor, disability tolls running of limitations period but no later than six years. Idaho Code § 5-230
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Wrongful Death
Statute of Limitations Idaho Code §5-219(4) (1994)
- Two years from date of death.
Damages Caps
- Non-economic damages cap of $250,000, which can rise or fall based on wage levels. Idaho Code § 6-1603 (2003)
- This cap does not apply if the claim is based on reckless or willful conduct, or conduct that constitutes a felony.
- A separate cap is potentially available to each plaintiff in a wrongful death case. Aguilar v. Coonrod, 151 Idaho 642, 650, 262, P.3d 671, 679 (2011).
- Punitive damages cap of $250,000 or three times compensatory damages. Idaho Code § 6-1604 (1990)
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