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Virginia medical malpractice in 2026: the 2-year deadline, the total damage cap of $2.70M rising to $2.75M on July 1, and the certificate of merit.
Vermont medical malpractice: a 3-year deadline (2 from discovery), a 7-year repose, a required certificate of merit, and no statutory cap on damages.
Utah medical malpractice: a 2-year deadline, a 4-year repose, the $450,000 noneconomic cap (struck down for wrongful death), the panel review and affidavit.
Texas medical malpractice: 2-year deadline, 10-year repose, a $250,000 noneconomic cap on physicians, the Chapter 74 expert report, and pre-suit notice.
Tennessee medical malpractice in 2026: a 1-year deadline, 3-year repose, a $750,000 noneconomic cap ($1M catastrophic), plus pre-suit notice rules.
South Dakota medical malpractice in 2026: a strict 2-year occurrence deadline, a $500,000 cap on general (noneconomic) damages, and the slight-gross fault rule.
South Carolina medical malpractice in 2026: a 3-year deadline, 6-year repose, an inflation-indexed noneconomic cap, plus a Notice of Intent and affidavit.
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.