Delaware · Nursing Home Abuse: Get Help and Check the Care
Nursing Home Abuse: Get Help and Check the Care in Delaware
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| Filing deadline | 2 years from date of injury10 Del.C. § 8119 |
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Deadlines vary with the facts of each case. A lawyer can confirm yours.
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01 · Your filing deadline
What is the deadline in Delaware?
Delaware's personal injury SOL is 2 years (10 Del.C. § 8119). The Nursing Home Resident's Rights statute follows the same 2-year period. Wrongful death claims carry a 2-year SOL from date of death (10 Del.C. § 8107). A lawyer can confirm yours.
Source: 10 Del.C. § 8119
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.
02 · Where cases are heard
Where would my case be heard?
Delaware's Nursing Home Resident's Rights statute (16 Del.C. § 1121) provides explicit protections for residents and a private right of action. Delaware follows modified comparative negligence. Delaware is a small state with approximately 45 nursing facilities but has important corporate law considerations — many nursing home operating entities are incorporated in Delaware even if operating elsewhere.
Medical facilities in Delaware
Christiana Hospital — Level I Trauma Center
How this works nationally
For the overall process and updates, read the Nursing Home Abuse: Get Help and Check the Care overview. This page covers the local information available for Delaware.
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.
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- 10 Del.C. § 8119