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How long do I have to sue over personal injury (negligence) in Connecticut?

Answered for: Connecticut

No action to recover damages for injury to the person, or to real or personal property, caused by negligence, or by reckless or wanton misconduct, or by malpractice ... shall be brought but within two years from the date when the injury is first sustained or discovered or in the exercise of reasonable care should have been discovered, and except that no such action may be brought more than three years from the date of the act or omission complained of

The statute states 2 years for personal injury (negligence). When that clock starts, and whether it can be paused, are separate questions this entry does not answer.

This answer is true in Connecticut and nowhere else on this site. Another jurisdiction is another answer, or an honest gap: see what has been read for Connecticut.

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