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Rhode Island medical malpractice law: a 3-year deadline under RIGL 9-1-14.1, no statutory damage cap, and no certificate of merit required.
Pennsylvania medical malpractice law: a 2-year deadline under 42 Pa.C.S. 5524, no cap on damages against private providers, and a required certificate of merit.
Oregon medical malpractice law: a 2-year deadline and 5-year repose under ORS 12.110(4), no enforceable cap on personal-injury pain-and-suffering damages.
Oklahoma medical malpractice law: a 2-year deadline under 76 O.S. 18, NO cap on noneconomic damages after Beason (2019), and no required affidavit of merit.
Ohio medical malpractice law: a 1-year deadline and 4-year repose under ORC 2305.113, noneconomic caps under ORC 2323.43, and the Civ.R. 10(D)(2) affidavit.
North Dakota medical malpractice law: a 2-year deadline and 6-year repose under N.D.C.C. 28-01-18, a $500,000 noneconomic cap, and a 3-month expert affidavit.
North Carolina medical malpractice law: a 3-year deadline, 4-year repose, Rule 9(j) expert certification, and a $712,847 noneconomic damages cap for 2026.
New York medical malpractice law: a 2.5-year deadline under CPLR 214-a, Lavern's Law for cancer misdiagnosis, a certificate of merit, and no damage cap.
New Mexico medical malpractice law: a 3-year deadline under NMSA 41-5-13 and the tiered, escalating recovery caps in NMSA 41-5-6 (providers vs. hospitals).
New Jersey medical malpractice in 2026: the 2-year deadline (N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2), no compensatory damage cap, and the required Affidavit of Merit (2A:53A-27).
New Hampshire medical malpractice in 2026: the 3-year deadline with discovery rule (RSA 508:4) and no damage cap (struck down in Brannigan v. Usitalo).
Nevada medical malpractice in 2026: the 3-year/1-year deadline (NRS 41A.097), the rising noneconomic cap ($590,000 under AB 404), and a required affidavit.