People's Justice

Arizona · Hernia mesh claims: who can file and what to do

Hernia mesh claims: who can file and what to do in Arizona

See If You Qualify

Free · No obligation · About 2 minutes

Filing deadline2 years from discovery — no statute of reposeRevised Statute § 12-542

Deadlines vary with the facts of each case. A lawyer can confirm yours.

Updated

01 · Your filing deadline

What is the deadline in Arizona?

Arizona Revised Statute § 12-542 provides a 2-year limitations period for personal injury product liability with the discovery rule applying. Arizona has no statute of repose for product liability. Arizona follows pure comparative fault — recovery is reduced by plaintiff's fault but never barred entirely. A lawyer can confirm yours.

2 years from discovery — no statute of repose

Source: Revised Statute § 12-542

Deadlines vary; a lawyer can confirm yours. An older diagnosis or a past filing window does not, by itself, establish whether you have a claim.

Woman on the phone on her sofa, smiling
A lawyer can check which filing rules apply to your circumstances.

02 · Where cases are heard

Where would my case be heard?

Arizona applies a 2-year statute of limitations for product liability (A.R.S. § 12-542) with the discovery rule and no statute of repose. Arizona is a pure comparative fault state. Arizona's large retiree and snowbird population — with elevated hernia surgery rates — makes it a meaningful hernia mesh litigation state.

Maricopa County Superior Court — Complex Civil Division

201 W Jefferson St, Phoenix, AZ 85003

Court website

U.S. District Court — D. Arizona (Phoenix Division)

401 W Washington St, Phoenix, AZ 85003

Court website

Pima County Superior Court — Civil Division

110 W Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701

Court website

U.S. District Court — D. Arizona, Tucson Division

405 W Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701

Court website

Medical facilities in Arizona

  • Mayo Clinic Arizona — Department of General Surgery

  • Banner University Medical Center Phoenix — Surgery Department

How this works nationally

For the overall process and updates, read the Hernia mesh claims: who can file and what to do overview. This page covers the local information available for Arizona.

What happens when I check?

You answer a few short questions about what happened. If you send them, your answers are kept on file. If a participating law firm takes these cases, it may contact you. People's Justice is not a law firm.

Live in Arizona? Read what applies in your state.

Register your interest. If a participating law firm takes these cases, it may contact you.

Register your interest

Sources

  1. Revised Statute § 12-542