Sue Deadlines

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Statute of limitations in New Jersey

2 yearsPersonal injury deadline

2 years (N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2)1

The details

Personal injury
2 years after the cause of action accrued (N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2(a)).1
Property damage
6 years for trespass to real property or tortious injury to real or personal property (N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1).2
Written contract
6 years on a contractual claim or liability, express or implied, not under seal (N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1).2
Oral contract
6 years on a contractual claim or liability, express or implied, not under seal (N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1).2
Defamation
1 year after the publication of the alleged libel or slander (N.J.S.A. 2A:14-3).3

The sources we read do not say: medical malpractice, fraud, debt collection (open account), claims against the state government (notice deadline).

New Jersey statutes were read from a Justia copy of the 2025 code because the official text was not reachable.
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

  1. N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2 (2025), Justia US Law (copy of state code) (secondary), checked 1 November 2026
  2. N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1 (2025), Justia US Law (copy of state code) (secondary), checked 1 November 2026
  3. N.J.S.A. 2A:14-3 (2025), Justia US Law (copy of state code) (secondary), checked 1 November 2026

Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.