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Death claim: who can ask for help?

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Filing deadline2 years from date of deathN.D.C.C. § 32-03.2-08

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 North Dakota?

North Dakota: 2 years from date of death A lawyer can confirm yours.

2 years from date of death

Source: N.D.C.C. § 32-03.2-08

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.

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A lawyer can check which filing rules apply to your circumstances.

02 · Where cases are heard

Where would my case be heard?

North Dakota Century Code § 32-21-01 governs wrongful death claims with a 2-year statute of limitations. Economic damages are uncapped. Burleigh County (Bismarck) and Cass County (Fargo) handle the highest volumes of North Dakota wrongful death filings. The Bakken oil field in western North Dakota generates significant workplace wrongful death cases from oilfield accidents.

How this works nationally

For the overall process and updates, read the Death claim: who can ask for help? overview. This page covers the local information available for North Dakota.

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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Sources

  1. N.D.C.C. § 32-03.2-08