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Time Limits for Filing a Defamation Lawsuit: State Statutes of Limitation
| ALABAMA | A two-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| ALASKA | A two-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| ARIZONA | A one-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| ARKANSAS | A one-year statute of limitation applies to slanders actions, while a three-year statute of limitation applies to libel actions. |
| CALIFORNIA | A one-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| COLORADO | A one-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| CONNECTICUT | A two-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| DELAWARE | A two-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | A one-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| FLORIDA | A two-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| GEORGIA | A one-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| HAWAII | A two-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| IDAHO | A two-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| ILLINOIS | A one-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| INDIANA | A two-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| IOWA | A two-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| KANSAS | A one-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| KENTUCKY | A one-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| LOUISIANA | A one-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| MAINE | A two-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| MARYLAND | A one-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| MASSACHUSETTS | A three-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| MICHIGAN | A one-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| MINNESOTA | A two-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| MISSISSIPPI | A one-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| MISSOURI | A two-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| MONTANA | A two-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| NEBRASKA | A one-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| NEVADA | A two-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE | A three-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| NEW JERSEY | A one-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| NEW MEXICO | A three-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| NEW YORK | A one-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| NORTH CAROLINA | A one-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| NORTH DAKOTA | A two-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| OHIO | A one-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| OKLAHOMA | A one-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| OREGON | A one-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| PENNSYLVANIA | A one-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| RHODE ISLAND | A one-year statute of limitation applies to slander actions. A three-year statute of limitation applies to libel actions. |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | A two-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| SOUTH DAKOTA | A two-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| TENNESSEE | A six-month statute of limitation applies to slander actions. A one-year statute of limitation applies to libel actions. |
| TEXAS | A one-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| UTAH | A one-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| VERMONT | A three-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| VIRGINIA | A one-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| WASHINGTON | A two-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| WEST VIRGINIA | A one-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| WISCONSIN | A two-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
| WYOMING | A one-year statute of limitation applies to defamation actions. |
FAQs
- What about someone hurting our reputation? Is that a tort?
- I have a tax-return preparation business, and a neighbor recently told a potential client that I did not know a thing about tax law. Isn't that slander?
- Are there defenses to defamation?
- What is the difference between slander and libel?
- My late grandfather, who owned a textile factory, was called "unfair to labor" in a recent book about the industry. Is that libelous?
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