Statute of limitations in Michigan
3 yearsPersonal injury deadline
3 years (MCL 600.5805(2))1
The details
- Personal injury
- 3 years after the time of the death or injury (MCL 600.5805(2)).1
- Written contract
- 6 years for breach of contract not described elsewhere in the section (MCL 600.5807(9)).2
- Oral contract
- 6 years for breach of contract not described elsewhere in the section (MCL 600.5807(9)).2
- Medical malpractice
- 2 years for an action charging malpractice (MCL 600.5805(8)).1
- Defamation
- 1 year for libel or slander (MCL 600.5805(11)).1
The sources we read do not say: property damage, fraud, debt collection (open account), claims against the state government (notice deadline).
Deadlines usually run from the date of the harm or its discovery, and many exceptions apply. A lawyer can tell you how they apply to you.
Sources
- MCL 600.5805, Michigan Legislature, checked 1 November 2026
- MCL 600.5807, Michigan Legislature, checked 1 November 2026
Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.