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Source checks and legal review
A source check compares specified statements with linked material. It is limited to the scope stated on the page. AI-assisted checks are identified as such. They are not a substitute for review by a licensed attorney.
No licensed-attorney review is claimed for the new source records on this site. Legacy guides have not all received fresh, statement-by-statement checks. A general editorial byline does not mean that an attorney reviewed a page.
Dates have specific meanings
| Label | What it means |
|---|---|
| Content updated | A substantive change to that article’s content. |
| Source checked | The listed statement was compared with the identified source on that date. |
| Effective date | The date a rule applies from, where established. A source-check date is not an effective date. |
| Next source check | A maintenance due date, not a guarantee that the law remains unchanged until then. |
State and claim type matter
Our rule records distinguish ordinary negligence, medical malpractice, workplace injury and wrongful death. A general rule is not automatically used for a different claim type. When a relevant rule has not been verified, the guide says so and provides official starting points.
Older numeric summaries remain in the historical source data for audit purposes but are not presented as current answers by the upgraded state templates.
Current scoped source records
- california — General personal injury filing periodChecked 2026-10-28 · AI-assisted editorial source check · No licensed-attorney review.
- california — Medical malpractice has separate timing rulesChecked 2026-10-28 · AI-assisted editorial source check · No licensed-attorney review.
- new york — General personal injury filing periodChecked 2026-10-28 · AI-assisted editorial source check · No licensed-attorney review.
- florida — Negligence filing periodChecked 2026-10-28 · AI-assisted editorial source check · No licensed-attorney review.
- florida — Separate malpractice period and outer limitChecked 2026-10-28 · AI-assisted editorial source check · No licensed-attorney review.
- illinois — General personal injury filing periodChecked 2026-10-28 · AI-assisted editorial source check · No licensed-attorney review.
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