| Claim Type/Section | Statute Period |  |
Assault and Battery |
One year from date of assault and battery. | |
Bodily Injury Claims Other than from Automobile Accidents |
One year from the date of injury. This statute applies to injuries caused by acts of negligence as well as those caused by intentional acts. This statute does not apply to bodily injuries stemming from automobile accidents. |
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Loss of Consortium |
One year from the date of the incident. | |
Medical Malpractice |
One year from the time the injury is first discovered or in the exercise of reasonable care should have been discovered. Any action must still be commenced within five years from the date the alleged act of negligence occurred. | |
Malicious Prosecution |
One year from the date of the incident. | |
Libel, Defamation, or Slander |
One year from the date of the incident. | |
Wrongful Death |
If a person dies before the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations the action may still be brought by their personal representative so long as it is commenced within one year of the appointment of the representative. |
| Claim Type/Section | Statute Period |  |
Bodily Injuries from Automobile Accident |
Two years from the date of the accident or two years from the date of the last no-fault payment. Survivors and beneficiaries of a decedent have two years to make a claim for wrongful death. | |
Damage to Personal Property |
Two years from the date of injury or damage. |
| Claim Type/Section | Statute Period |  |
Breach of Contracts Not in Writing |
Five years from the date the contract was breached. | |
Trespass on Real or Personal Property |
Five years from the date of injury or damage. |
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Fraud |
Five years from the date the fraud was discovered, but per K.R.S.§413.130 no more than ten years after the date the fraud was perpetuated. | |
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress |
Five years from the date of the incident. | |
Bodily Injury Claims Against the Builder of a Home or a Person Making Improvements to a Home |
This cause of action accrues at the time of original occupancy of the home, or occupancy after the improvements in question were made. | |
Statutory Claims |
This applies to all claims for liability based upon a statute where no statute of limitations is provided by statute. |
| Claim Type/Section | Statute Period |  |
Breach of Written Contracts |
Fifteen years from the date of the breach. | |
Claims of Minors and Incompetents K.R.S. § 413.170
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The statute of limitations does not begin to run until the minor reaches the age of majority or the incompetent plaintiff becomes competent. |
