MISSISSIPPI STATUTES OF LIMITATION
Professional Malpractice: Professional negligence actions, including medical malpractice lawsuits, must be filed within 2 years from the act or omission which resulted in injury, or from the reasonable date of its discovery. No malpractice action may be commenced more than seven years after the date of the act or omission underlying the malpractice claim.
Personal Injury: For most personal injury based upon negligent conduct, 3 years. For most personal injury resulting from intentional misconduct, 1 year.
Libel / Slander / Defamation: 1 year.
Product Liability: 3 years.
Contracts: 3 years. Unwritten contract of employment, 1 year.
