How much time does a person have to file a products liability lawsuit?
Under Tennessee law, in most cases a person has one year after the date of the injury or death to file a lawsuit. There are a number of exceptions to this rule, some of them unique to products liability cases. First, a lawsuit must be filed within six years after the injury occurred, even if the victim does not immediately know that he or she has suffered an injury. For example, if a product exposes the victim to toxic chemicals without the victim knowing it, and the victim develops cancer seven years later, it may be too late to file a lawsuit even before the victim was aware of the possibility of a problem. Second, a lawsuit must be filed within ten years after the product was first purchased for use or consumption (meaning the date the product was first sold to a consumer as opposed to a store). For example, if a car explodes during normal use eleven years after it was first sold from a dealership to a consumer, the victim may not be able to pursue a lawsuit under Tennessee law. Thi
