Nursing Home Negligence or Abuse
Statute of Limitations Wash. Rev. Code Ann. §4.16.080
- Three years from when the injury was discovered, or reasonably should have been discovered.
Medical Malpractice
Statute of Limitations Wash. Rev. Code Ann. §4.16.350
- Three years after date of injury or one year after discovery of injury, whichever is later. Claim cannot be filed more than eight years from date of injury.
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Wrongful Death
Statute of Limitations Wash. Rev. Code Ann. §4.16.080(2)
- Three years from date of death.
Damages Caps
- None, as previous caps have been held unconstitutional. Sofie v. Fireboard Corp., 112 Wash. 2d 636, 771 P.2d 711 (1989)
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