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Colorado

  • SOL for Medical Malpractice Claims (Minor Plaintiffs): 8 years
  • SOL for Medical Malpractice Claims (Parental Claims): 2 years
  • SOL for Wrongful Death Claims: 2 years

Colorado Statute of Limitations for Medical Malpractice Claims (Minor Plaintiffs)

8 years: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-102.5: Must file prior to 8th birthday for minors.

Colorado Statute of Limitations for Medical Malpractice Claims (Parental Claims)

2 years: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-102.5: (a) If the act or omission which gave rise to the cause of action was knowingly concealed by the person committing such act or omission, in which case the action may be maintained if instituted within two years after the person bringing the action discovered, or in the exercise of reasonable diligence and concern should have discovered, the act or omission; or (b) If the act or omission consisted of leaving an unauthorized foreign object in the body of the patient, in which case the action may be maintained if instituted within two years after the person bringing the action discovered, or in the exercise of reasonable diligence and concern should have discovered, the act or omission; or (c) If both the physical injury and its cause are not known or could not have been known by the exercise of reasonable diligence.

Colorado Medical Malpractice Claim Caps

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-64-302(1): (b) The total amount recoverable for all damages for a course of care for all defendants in any civil action for damages in tort brought against a health care professional, as defined in section 13-64-202, or a health care institution, as defined in section 13-64-202, or as a result of binding arbitration, whether past damages, future damages, or a combination of both, shall not exceed one million dollars, present value per patient, including any claim for derivative noneconomic loss or injury, of which not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars, present value per patient, including any derivative claim, shall be attributable to direct or derivative noneconomic loss or injury; except that, if, upon good cause shown, the court determines that the present value of past and future economic damages would exceed such limitation and that the application of such limitation would be unfair, the court may award in excess of the limitation the present value of additional past and future economic damages only. (However, see 13-63-202(1)(a)(II)(B): Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a recovery for economic damages, whether past or future, resulting from physical impairment or disfigurement.)

Colorado Statute of Limitations for Wrongful Death Claims

2 years: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-102: The following civil actions, regardless of the theory upon which suit is brought, or against whom suit is brought, must be commenced within two years after the cause of action accrues…(d) All actions for wrongful death.

Colorado Wrongful Death Claim Caps

Not applicable for the state of Colorado

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If you or your child has suffered a birth injury due to medical malpractice or negligence, speak with our birth injury lawyers. We can answer your questions about the statute of limitations for birth injuries in your state.
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