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Last reviewed against primary sources: March 2, 2026
Statute of Limitations
Virginia has a 2-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims (Va. Code § 8.01-243) with the discovery rule. Virginia follows the Daubert standard for expert testimony. Virginia also applies contributory negligence in negligence claims, but pharmaceutical product liability claims in Virginia primarily proceed on strict liability theories where contributory negligence is typically not a complete bar. Virginia claimants should evaluate Delaware as a primary filing venue given its more favorable expert admissibility and coordination framework.
2 years from date of cancer diagnosis discovery (Daubert standard — consider Delaware filing)
Exposure in Virginia
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2024
Source: Virginia Cancer Registry 2024
Source: Virginia population demographics