ALABAMA STATUTES OF LIMITATION
Professional Malpractice: 2 years. Note: If not immediately discovered, within six months of the date the injury was or should have been discovered. No action can be filed more than four years after the date of the malpractice act.
Personal Injury: 2 years.
Fraud: 2 years, begins to run when the fraud was or reasonably should have been discovered.
Libel / Slander / Defamation: 2 years.
Injury to Personal Property: 6 years.
Product Liability: 1 year from the date of injury. Note: An exception exists for cases involving the exposure to or ingestion of a harmful substance over time, in which case a plaintiff may commence litigation for one year following the date the injury was or should have been discovered.
Contracts: 6 years, or 10 years if under seal.
