Sue Deadlines

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Statute of limitations in Tennessee

1 yearsPersonal injury deadline

1 year (Tenn. Code 28-3-104(a)(1)(A))1

The details

Personal injury
1 year for injuries to the person (Tenn. Code 28-3-104(a)(1)(A)).1
Property damage
3 years for injuries to personal or real property (Tenn. Code 28-3-105(1)).2
Written contract
6 years on contracts not otherwise expressly provided for (Tenn. Code 28-3-109(a)).3
Oral contract
6 years on contracts not otherwise expressly provided for (Tenn. Code 28-3-109(a)).3
Defamation
1 year for libel (Tenn. Code 28-3-104(a)(1)(A)). 6 months after the words are uttered for slander (Tenn. Code 28-3-103).14

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

The official Tennessee legislature site could not be read, so code text was taken from Justia copies.
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. Tenn. Code 28-3-104 (2025), Justia US Law (copy of state code) (secondary), checked 1 November 2026
  2. Tenn. Code 28-3-105 (2025), Justia US Law (copy of state code) (secondary), checked 1 November 2026
  3. Tenn. Code 28-3-109 (2025), Justia US Law (copy of state code) (secondary), checked 1 November 2026
  4. Tenn. Code 28-3-103 (2024), 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.