| Type of Case |
Time |
Law |
Adverse Possession
woodlands or uncultivated tract
all other property |
60 years
30 years |
J & M Land Co. v. First Union
166 N.J. 493 (2001) |
| Appeal from Interlocutory Order-Superior CT |
20 days |
R.2:5-6 |
| Municipal CT |
20 days |
R.3:24 |
| Appeal from Municipal Court |
20 days |
R.3:23-2 |
| Appeal from Superior Ct Final Judgments or Criminal Conviction |
45 days |
R.2:4-1 |
| Civil Rights § 1983 |
2 years |
NJSA.2A:14-2; Wilson v. Garcia
471 U.S. 261 (1985) |
| Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA) |
1 year (from last day of work) |
N.J.S.A. 34:19-5
Alderiso v. Medical Center (Supreme Court May 2001) |
| Contract Claims |
6 years |
NJSA.2A:14-1 |
| Contract UCC Sale of Goods |
4 years |
NJSA.12A:2-725 |
| Crime (Generally) |
5 years |
NJSA.2C:1-6 |
| Disorderly Persons Offense |
1 year |
NJSA.2C:1-6 |
| ERISA Violation |
3 years or 6 years |
29 USC § 1113(a) |
| Fiduciary, Breach of Duty |
6 years |
N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1
Zola v. Gordon,
685 F. Supp 354 (1988)
|
| Fraud |
6 years |
NJSA.2A:14-1 |
| Homeowner's Claim |
Check the Policy (Can be 1 yr) |
NJAC.11:2-17 |
| Law Against Discrimination |
2 years |
Montells v. Haynes
133 N.J. 282 (1993) |
| Legal Malpractice |
6 years |
NJSA.2A:14-1
McGrogan v. Till
327 N.J. Super. 595 (2000) |
| Medical Malpractice |
2 yrs (from disc. of malpractice) |
NJSA.2A:14-2 |
| Minor |
2 yrs from 18th Birthday |
Green v. Auerbach
127 N.J. 591 (1992) |
| Mortgage Foreclosure (Residential) |
Must read statute, it depends |
N.J.S.A. 2A:50-53 et seq. (effective 8/9/09); (See also: N.J.S.A. 2A:14-6 to 14-8) |
| NJ Tort Claims Notice |
90 days |
NJSA.59:8-8A |
| Federal Tort Claims Notice |
2 years |
Pascale v. USA
988 F.2d 186 (1993) |
| Personal Injury |
2 years |
NJSA.2A:14-2 |
| Products Liability |
2 Years |
NJSA. 2A:14-2 |
| Property Damage (Real/Personal) |
6 years |
NJSA.2A:14-1 |
| Securities Fraud - New Jersey |
2 years |
NJSA.49:3-71(g) |
| Sexual Harassment |
2 years |
Montells v. Haynes;
133 N.J. 282 (1993) |
| Slander & Libel |
1 year |
NJSA.2A:14-3 |
| Traffic Ticket & DWI |
30 days |
NJSA.39:5-3 |
| Driving w/out Insurance |
6 months |
NJSA.39:6B-2 |
| Driving While Suspended |
90 days |
NJSA.39:5-3 |
| Leaving Scene of Accident |
1 year |
NJSA.39:5-3 |
| Whistleblower Suit |
1 Year |
NJSA. 34:19-5 |
| Will Contest |
4 months instate |
R. 4:85-1 |
| 6 months out of state; if fraud within reasonable time after discovery |
| Workers' Compensation Claim |
2 yrs or last payment of benefits |
NJSA.34:15-51 |
| Federal Workers' Compensation |
3 yrs if notice in 1st 30 days |
5U.S.C.§ 8122 |
| Wrongful Death |
2 yrs from date of death |
NJSA.2A:31-3 (unless defendant was convicted of murder, manslaughter, etc.) |
