New York Law

New York Personal Injury Statute of Limitations: 2026 Window, Notice-of-Claim Trap, and Common Pitfalls

New York's general personal-injury statute of limitations is three years from the date of injury under CPLR 214(5). The traps are everywhere: a 90-day notice of claim to a municipal corporation under GML 50-e plus a 1-year-90-day suit deadline under GML 50-i, a 2.5-year medmal SOL, a 2-year wrongful-death window under EPTL 5-4.1, Lavern's Law for cancer misdiagnosis, and the serious-injury threshold for no-fault auto cases.