Nursing Home Negligence or Abuse
Statute of Limitations Iowa Code Ann. §614.1(9)
- Two years from when the injury was discovered, or reasonably should have been discovered.
Medical Malpractice
Statute of Limitations Iowa Code Ann. §§614.1(9) and 614.8
- Two years from when the injury was discovered, or reasonably should have been discovered, and a specialized discovery rule applies.
- Action cannot be brought more than six years from when injury occurred, unless a foreign object unintentionally left in the body caused injury or death.
- Mentally ill have one year from the end of the disability.
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Wrongful Death
Statute of Limitations Iowa Code Ann. §614.1(9)
- Two years from when the injury was discovered, or reasonably should have been discovered.
Damages Caps Iowa Code Ann. §633.336
- None.
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