42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524

Section 5524(2) gives a plaintiff two years from the date a personal injury claim accrues to bring suit.

Lake v. Arnold · filed 2000-11-07(2)

In sum, under the Pennsylvania statute of limitations, Elizabeth had two years from the date of her operation to bring her state law personal injury claims.

Section 5524 sets a two-year limitations period for personal injury actions in Pennsylvania.

Wolfe v. Horn · filed 2001-01-29

The statute of limitations for personal injury actions in Pennsylvania is two years.

Section 5524 supplies the two-year statute of limitations for the claims in this case; section 5536 is a statute of repose.

Miller v. Stroud Township · filed 2002-08-12

Section 5524 of the Judicial Code is a statute of limitations; however, section 5536 of the Judicial Code is a statute of repose. ... Thus, the trial court did not err in concluding that the statute of limitations in this case is two years.

Section 5524 gives a plaintiff two years to bring a negligence injury claim; a limited-tort claim is barred if the plaintiff knew or should have known of the serious injury more than two years before filing.

Rummel v. Cromwell · filed 2005-10-05

Pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. §5524, an action to recover for injuries resulting from the negligent action of another must commence within two years. ... This court finds that even if plaintiff established that she suffered a serious injury, her claim is still barred by the statute of limitations because she knew or should have known of her injuries before January 29, 2001.

Section 5524 sets a two-year filing deadline for assault, battery, and personal injury actions.

McCracken v. Ford Motor Co. · filed 2008-11-06

Pennsylvania has a two-year statute of limitations for assault, battery, and personal injury actions. ... McCracken’s complaint was constructively filed on May 17, 2007. Therefore, his complaint was filed within the applicable statute of limitations and Plaintiffs personal injury claims cannot be dismissed on those grounds.

Section 5524(7) imposes a two-year limitations period that bars claims for improper confiscation arising more than two years before the complaint was filed.

Royster v. J Beard · filed 2009-01-22(7)

In Pennsylvania, there is a two year statute of limitations for actions alleging personal injury. 42 Pa.C.S. § 5524(7). Royster claimed that Defendants improperly confiscated his publications from 2002 to 2005, but did not file his Complaint until April 24, 2006. Thus, any claim alleging improper confiscation arising prior to April 24, 2004 was statutorily barred.

Section 5524(7) sets a two-year limitations period for actions seeking damages for injury founded on tortious conduct.

Francis v. Northumberland County · filed 2009-07-07(7)

The limitations period applicable to all causes of action in this case is two years.

Section 5524 sets a two-year limitations period for actions to recover damages to person or property based on negligent, intentional, or otherwise tortious conduct.

Lawrence v. Walker · filed 2009-09-11

Defendant APS also argues that 42 Pa.C.S. §5524 sets the statute of limitations for actions to recover damages to person or property based on negligent, intentional, or otherwise tortious conduct at two years. ... Nonetheless, the court determines all four of these additional grounds are a valid basis for granting summary judgment.

Section 5524(2) supplies a two-year limitations period for § 1983 claims brought in Pennsylvania.

Ferencz v. Medlock · filed 2012-10-17(2)

In this case, the applicable statute of limitations is two years. See 42 Pa.C.S. § 5524(2); Sameric Corp. of Del., Inc. v. City of Phila., 142 F.3d 582, 599 (3d Cir.1998).

Section 5524 sets a two-year limitations period for abuse of process claims under subsection (1) and breach of fiduciary duty claims under subsection (7).

Langman v. Keystone Nazareth Bank & Trust · filed 2012-11-01

Pennsylvania provides a two-year statute of limitations for claims of abuse of process, 42 Pa. C.S.A. § 5524(1); it provides a similar two-year statute of limitations for claims of breach of fiduciary duty, 42 Pa. C.S.A. § 5524(7).

Section 5524(2) gives a plaintiff two years from the injury to bring this type of claim.

Pierpont v. Daniel Siniawa & Associates Ltd. · filed 2014-09-02(2)

Plaintiff’s claim is governed by the two-year statute of limitations set forth in 42 Pa. C.S.A. §5524(2). Since the subject accident occurred on November 22,2010, the two-year statute of limitations lapsed on November 21, 2012, prior to the dilatory filing of the defendant’s answer.

Section 5524(2) imposes a two-year limitations period on negligence claims.

Battle, F. v. Prison Health Services · filed 2015-02-24(2)

We find no error with the trial court’s analysis. ... The negligence claims were barred by the statute of limitations.

Section 5524(1) supplies a two-year limitation period for the Pennsylvania § 1983 claims considered here.

Willson v. Yerke · filed 2015-03-11(1)

Willson’s other allegations that Yerke changed the locks on the township garage and denied Willson access to the township solicitor occurred outside § 1983’s two-year statute of limitations for actions arising in Pennsylvania.

Section 5524 gives negligence and loss of consortium claims a two-year filing period from the date of injury, subject to applicable tolling.

Sullivan, T. v. Haywood, S. · filed 2015-03-16

Pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 5524, the statute of limitations applicable to negligence and loss of consortium claims is two years from the date of the injury.

Section 5524 supplies a two-year limitations period for civil rights claims brought in Pennsylvania federal courts.

Webb v. Susquehanna Township School District · filed 2015-02-27

In this regard, federal courts sitting in Pennsylvania have adopted Pennsylvania’s two-year personal injury statute of limitations, set forth at 42 Pa.C.S. § 5524, in determining that a civil rights claim must be filed no later than two years from the date the cause of action accrued. ... Therefore, the two-year limitation expired on June 24, 2014. Plaintiffs’ complaint was filed on June 11, 2014, and as a result, the action does not conclusively appear to be time-barred.

Section 5524 imposes a two-year limitations period on due process and double jeopardy claims.

J.N. Saxberg v. PA DOC, Court of Common Pleas Lancaster County · filed 2015-12-01

Saxberg has also raised due process and double jeopardy claims, which are subject to Section 5524 of the Judicial Code, which imposes a two-year statute of limitations.

Section 5524 supplies a two-year limitations period for Section 1983 claims brought in Pennsylvania.

Luongo v. Pennsylvania State Police · filed 2016-01-11

In Pennsylvania, the statute of limitations applicable to section 1983 suits is the two-year limitations period set forth for personal injury actions in 42 Pa.C.S. § 5524; see Montgomery v. De Simone, 159 F.3d 120, 126 n. 4 (3d Cir.1998) (noting that courts should apply state statute of limitations applicable to personal injury torts). ... Thus, any claim based on that alleged injury had to have been filed no later than June 2014, more than one year prior to the filing of the Complaint in this action.

Section 5524(7) supplies a two-year limitations period for Section 1983 claims arising in Pennsylvania.

J.M. Cicchiello v. SEIU 1199P Union Service Employees International Union · filed 2016-04-26(7)

Pursuant to Section 5524(7) of the Judicial Code, such actions are subject to a two- year statute of limitations. 42 Pa. C.S. § 5524(7).

Section 5524(7) provides a two-year limitations period for tort malpractice, negligence, and fraud claims.

Ford, E. v. Oliver, J. · filed 2017-12-14(7)

The statute of limitations for the malpractice,13 negligence, and fraud claims is two years.

Section 5524 sets a two-year limitations period for tort claims, including claims under § 1983.

Credico, J. v. West Chester University · filed 2018-03-26

While the causes of actions Credico seeks to assert are not entirely clear, the trial court is undoubtedly correct that all are governed by a two-year statute of limitations. See 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5524 (two-year cause of action for tort claims); ... Thus, all of Credico’s claims are time-barred and his complaint is clearly frivolous.

Section 5524(2) provides a two-year limitations period for personal injury claims that applies to § 1983 claims in Pennsylvania.

ROMANSKY v. GORGAN · filed 2019-10-07(2)

Under Pennsylvania law, the statute of limitations for personal injuries is two years, 42 Pa. C.S. § 5524(2), and that statute is applied to § 1983 claims.

Section 5524(7) gives a claimant two years to bring a negligence claim for failure to disclose property defects.

Heller, F. v. Century 21 Smith Hourigan Group · filed 2019-07-03(7)

Actions sounding in negligence must be commenced within two years. 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5524(7). Failure to disclose property defects is a tort. See generally Bortz v. Noon, 556 Pa. 489, 729 A.2d 555 (1999). Therefore, Appellant’s claim is subject to the two-year statute of limitations.

Section 5524(2) sets a two-year limitations period for personal injury and product liability claims.

POL v. SMITH PROVISION COMPANY · filed 2020-02-26(2)

The applicable statute of limitations for personal injury and product liability claims in Pennsylvania is two years.

Section 5524 supplies the two-year limitations period for § 1983 claims brought in Pennsylvania.

JENKINS v. BOGAN · filed 2020-06-22

Pennsylvania’s two-year limitations period applies to Plaintiff’s § 1983 claims. See 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5524; Wallace v. Kato, 549 U.S. 384, 387 (2007).

Section 5524’s two-year personal injury limitations period applies to § 1983 claims brought in Pennsylvania.

Nottingham v. Cooley · filed 2020-07-06

Because Nottingham waited more than two years to file this action, Pennsylvania’s statute of limitations bars his claims.

Section 5524(1) requires Pennsylvania claims for false arrest, false imprisonment, and excessive force to be brought within two years.

ALLEN v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA · filed 2020-01-10(1)

As noted, a claimant alleging these three causes of action must bring them within two years in Pennsylvania. 42 Pa.C.S. § 5524(1).

Section 5524(6) gives an inmate two years from the first Act 84 deduction to challenge deductions from the inmate’s account.

Sigman v. PA DOC, J. Wetzel et SCI Laurel Highlands · filed 2020-05-04(6)

Under Morgalo, Sigman had two years from the first Act 84 deduction from his inmate account to file any challenge to those deductions.

Section 5524 sets a two-year limitations period for Pennsylvania intentional-tort claims.

RICHARDSON v. BARBOUR · filed 2020-08-19

The supplementary state law claims fall under Pennsylvania’s two-year statute of limitations for intentional torts.

Section 5524 supplies the two-year limitations period for personal injury actions applied to § 1983 claims in Pennsylvania.

IN v. STROUP · filed 2020-09-30

Thus, the applicable two-year statute of limitations, see Wiliams, 2017 WL 3401455, at *4 (citing 42 Pa. C.S. § 5524), began to run on January 9, 2015 and ended January 9, 2017. Therefore, the statute of limitations would bar any of In’s claims which precede January 9, 2017.

Section 5524 supplies a two-year limitations period for the claims against the prison guards, running from the date of death.

Palmer v. York County Pennsylvania · filed 2021-02-09

Ms. Palmer’s claims against the Guard Defendants are all governed by two-year statute of limitations periods that began running on April 9, 2018, the date of Mr. Palmer’s death. See Garvin v. City of Phila., 354 F.3d 215, 220 (3d Cir. 2003); 42 Pa.C.S. § 5524; 42 Pa.C.S. § 5524.

Section 5524(7) provides the two-year Pennsylvania personal injury limitations period that federal courts apply to §1983 claims.

Claritt v. Correct Care Solutions, LLC · filed 2021-02-19(7)

Pennsylvania’s applicable personal injury statute of limitations is two years. ... Thus, Plaintiff’s action is barred by the statute of limitations as untimely.

Section 5524 supplies a two-year limitations period for claims against individual medical providers arising from a death.

Palmer v. York County Pennsylvania · filed 2021-02-22

Ms. Palmer’s claims against the Individual PrimeCare Defendants are all governed by two-year statute of limitations periods that began running on April 9, 2018, the date of Mr. Palmer’s death.

Section 5524 supplies the two-year limitations period for § 1983 claims arising in Pennsylvania.

McCain v. Schwab · filed 2021-11-08

The statute of limitations for a §1983 claim is dictated by the statute of limitations for personal injury actions in the state where the conduct occurred. Wallace v. Kato, 549 U.S. 384, 387 (2007). In Pennsylvania, that statute provides for a two-year period. Kach v. Hose, 589 F.3d 626, 634 (3d Cir. 2009) (citing 42 Pa. C.S. §5524).

Section 5524(7) sets a two-year limitations period for personal injury claims founded on tortious conduct.

Claritt v. Correct Care Solutions, LLC · filed 2022-01-31(7)

A two-year statute of limitations applies to “any ... action or proceeding to recover damages for injury to person or property which is founded on negligent ... or otherwise tortious conduct.” 42 Pa.C.S. §5524(7).

Section 5524 supplies the two-year limitations period for § 1983 personal injury claims in Pennsylvania.

TRAINOR v. WELLPATH · filed 2021-09-01

Claims brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 are subject to the most analogous state statute of limitations, which, in Pennsylvania, is the two-year statute of limitations for personal injury actions.

Section 5524 supplies the two-year Pennsylvania personal injury limitations period applied to ADA and Rehabilitation Act claims.

COHEN v. CHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH/INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES SERVICES · filed 2021-08-20

Because both statutes have a two-year statute of limitations, and the Complaint was filed on September 22, 2015, Ms. Cohen’s claims can only originate after September 22, 2013.

Section 5524(2) gives a plaintiff two years to commence a medical malpractice action for personal injuries caused by negligence.

Gammache, R. v. Shen, M., M.D. · filed 2021-02-09(2)

Where Appellant’s proposed complaint avers she underwent surgery on April 28, 2017, September 14, 2017, and January 26, 2018, her April 26, 2019, writ of summons was filed well within the two-year statute of limitations for a medical ... malpractice action. See 42 Pa.C.S. § 5524(2) (action to recover damages for injuries to the person caused by the wrongful act or neglect or negligence of another must be commenced within two years).

Section 5524 supplies a two-year limitations period for § 1983 actions filed in Pennsylvania.

ADKINS v. COUNTY OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA · filed 2022-11-04

In this regard, federal courts sitting in Pennsylvania have adopted Pennsylvania’s two- year personal injury statute of limitations set forth at 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5524, in determining that a § 1983 action must be filed no later than two years from the date the cause of action accrued.

Section 5524(1) gives an assault claim a two-year limitations period, which expires two years after the assault unless tolled.

Doe, J. v. Hand and Stone · filed 2022-12-14(1)

Appellant was assaulted on April 9, 2016. Because neither the discovery rule nor fraudulent concealment extended the limitations period, Appellant’s statute of limitations expired on April 9, 2018. 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5524(1).

Section 5524 provides the two-year limitations period generally applicable to Section 1983 claims arising in Pennsylvania, including claims based on discrimination in forming a contract.

Western Star Hospital Authority Inc. v. McCaffrey · filed 2022-03-23

Section 1983 claims that arise in Pennsylvania are typically governed by the two-year statute of limitations provided in 42 Pa. C.S.A. § 5524, see Kach v. Hose, 589 F.3d 626, 634 (3d Cir. 2009), but claims asserted against state actors pursuant to § 1981 through § 1983 are subject to either: (1) Pennsylvania’s two-year limitations period for personal injury actions under 42 Pa. C.S.A. § 5524; or (2) the federal catchall statute of limitations provided in 28 U.S.C. § 1658, see McCreary v. Redevelopment Auth. of City of Erie, 427 F. App’x 211, 214 (3d Cir. 2011) (unpublished) (citing Jones v. R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., 541 U.S. 369, 382 (2004)).

Section 5524’s two-year limitations period bars a tort action filed more than two years after the plaintiff discovered the alleged injury.

Hudson, L. v. Sundararajan, V. · filed 2022-05-13

As a result, the trial court properly found that this action was filed after the two-year statute of limitations had expired.

Section 5524(7) provides a two-year limitations period for personal injury actions, which the court applied to § 1983 claims.

WILSON v. CHESTER TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT · filed 2023-04-28(7)

Pennsylvania’s personal injury statute of limitations is two years. 42 Pa. C.S.A. § 5524(7). Wilson’s initial complaint was filed on March 7, 2022, so all federal claims arising from the eleven interactions predating March 7, 2020 are time-barred.

Section 5524 requires fraud and negligent misrepresentation claims to be commenced within two years.

Harrington, S. v. Jeffers Farms, Inc. · filed 2023-09-26

Pennsylvania law dictates that complaints of reformation, declaratory judgment, and unjust enrichment “must be commenced within four years[,]” 42 Pa.C.S. § 5525; complaints of fraud and negligent misrepresentation “within two years[,]” 42 Pa.C.S. § 5524; and complaints of constructive trust “within five years[,]” 42 Pa.C.S. § 5526.

Section 5524 provides a two-year limitations period for Pennsylvania personal injury actions, which applies to Section 1983 claims.

WEEMS v. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA · filed 2023-12-28(1), (7)

Pennsylvania’s statute of limitations for personal injury actions is two years.

Section 5524(1) and (7) provide the two-year Pennsylvania limitations period the court applied to § 1983 claims.

WEEMS v. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA · filed 2024-07-10(1), (7)

“Rather, it borrows the underlying state’s statute of limitations for personal injury torts,” which is two years in Pennsylvania. Jd. (citing Wallace v. Kato, 549 U.S. 384, 387 (2007) and 42 Pa. C.S. § 5524(1), (7)). Weems filed her claims in October 2022.

Section 5524(7) gives a claimant two years to bring a fraud claim after she knew or should have known of the alleged fraud, even if she could not yet calculate the amount owed.

HOENIG v. NASCO HEALTHCARE, INC. · filed 2024-08-13(7)

Further, while she claims that she was unable to compute the amount of commissions she was owed, she had concluded by 2019 that she wasn’t being paid for all of them. Armed with this knowledge no later than 2019, Hoenig failed to bring her fraud claims within the limitations period.

Section 5524(7) supplies the two-year limitations period for § 1983 claims arising in Pennsylvania.

Rahman v. Jones, Jr. Esq · filed 2025-01-07(7)

Finally, this Court agrees with the Report that Rahman’s § 1983 claim is barred by the appropriate statute of limitations. In Pennsylvania, the statute of limitations period is two years pursuant to 42 Pa. C.S.A. § 5524(7). English v. City of Wilkes-Barre, No. 22-2477, 2023 WL 2400698, at *1 (3d Cir. Mar. 8, 2023). As the Report correctly concludes, the alleged fee dispute occurred in 2015. According to the complaint, Rahman actively pursued the dispute in state court beginning in 2017. As such, this is when the statute of limitations for any federal civil rights action would have begun to run. The two-year limitations period would have elapsed by 2019, several years before Rahman filed the instant lawsuit.

Section 5524 sets a two-year limitation period for personal injury claims in Pennsylvania.

Brown v. Stoner · filed 2025-01-23

Here, there is no dispute that Pennsylvania law applies, and that Pennsylvania statute mandates a two-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims.

Section 5524(7) provides a two-year limitations period for negligence and constitutional claims.

K.K. Hammond v. Coulehan · filed 2025-10-31(7)

No “good faith effort” inquiry was necessary here, however, because Hammond requested that the Complaint be reinstated to allow proper service of original process well before the two-year statutory period to bring his negligence and constitutional claims elapsed.

Section 5524 provides a two-year limitations period for Pennsylvania personal injury claims, which applies to section 1983 claims.

CRAWFORD · filed 2025-11-20

Accordingly, his claims are within the two year statute of limitations for section 1983 claims. See 42 Pa. C.S. § 5524; Sameric Corp. v. City of Philadelphia, 142 F.3d 582, 599 (3d Cir. 1998).

Section 5524 supplies a two-year limitations period for personal injury claims brought in federal court in Pennsylvania.

TIRADO · filed 2026-02-25

In this regard, federal courts sitting in Pennsylvania have adopted Pennsylvania’s two-year personal injury statute of limitations set forth at 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5524, in determining that an action must be filed no later than two years from the date the cause of action accrued.

Section 5524(2) requires a negligence action to be commenced within two years.

Zelikovich, D. v. Wood and Flodge · filed 2025-04-11(2)

An action sounding in negligence “must be commenced within two years.” 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5524(2); see also Mariner Chestnut Partners, L.P. v. Lenfest, 152 A.3d 265, 277 (Pa. Super. 2016) (stating two-year statute of limitations applies to claim of breach of fiduciary duty).

Section 5524 supplies a two-year limitations period for Pennsylvania personal injury actions, which the court applied to the plaintiff’s § 1983 claims.

WILLIAMS v. WETZEL · filed 2022-07-21

Under Pennsylvania law, there is a two-year statute of limitation for personal injury actions, see 42 Pa. C.S. § 5524, so “the same two-year period is applicable to Plaintiff’s section 1983 claims.” ... Here, the Court finds that there is a question of fact as to the date of the last act evidencing a continuing practice and declines to grant summary judgment on this ground.

Section 5524 provides a two-year limitations period for negligence claims, which courts also apply to Section 1983 claims arising in Pennsylvania.

Thomas v. Harrisburg City Police Department · filed 2025-08-06

A two-year statute of limitations is applicable to Plaintiffs’ Section 1983 and state law negligence claims.

Section 5524 sets a two-year limitations period for false arrest, false imprisonment, abuse of process, and other personal injury claims.

DiNicola v. DiPaolo · filed 1996-11-06

Except for Plaintiffs defamation claim, which carries a one-year statute of limitations, 42 Pa.Cons.Stat. § 5523, all of the other state law claims would appear to be subject to a two-year statute of limitations. See 42 Pa. Cons.Stat. §§ 5524 (applicable to actions for false imprisonment, false arrest, malicious abuse of process, actions to recover damages for personal injuries caused by the wrongful act or negligence of another, and any other action to recover damages for personal injury founded on negligent, intentional or otherwise tortious conduct). ... Accordingly, those claims, aside from the common law malicious prosecution claim, are now time-barred.

Section 5524 gives a plaintiff two years to file the tort claims at issue in this case.

Seawright v. Greenberg · filed 2007-04-20

Her other tort claims are governed by a two-year statute of limitations, 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524; so they would have to have been filed no later than February 20, 2005. Seawright’s complaint, filed on May 19, 2005, was therefore untimely.

Section 5524(2) sets a two-year limitations period for intentional infliction of emotional distress claims and supplies the two-year period borrowed for § 1983 personal injury claims.

Chancellor v. Pottsgrove School District · filed 2007-08-08(2)

The statute of limitations for both of Plaintiffs claims against Oakes would normally be two years. The claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress is a state-law claim for which the statute of limitations is two years. 42 Pa. Cons.Stat. § 5524(2).

Section 5524(7) supplies a two-year limitations period for § 1983 claims in Pennsylvania.

Brown v. Pennsylvania State Department of Health · filed 2007-09-18(7)

In Pennsylvania, this period is two years, see 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524(7); see also Garvin, 354 F.3d at 220, and it commences “when the plaintiff knew or had reason to know of the injury on which the claim is based.”

Section 5524 sets a two-year limitations period for personal injury claims in Pennsylvania.

Warner v. B. Pietrini & Sons Construct · filed 2015-01-07

In Pennsylvania, where Warner worked for Pietrini when he sustained his injury, that limitations period is two years. See 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524.

Section 5524 sets a two-year limitations period for Pennsylvania personal injury claims, including Bivens claims governed by Pennsylvania law.

Wilson v. United States · filed 2018-08-28

In Pennsylvania, personal injury claims are subject to a two-year statute of limitations. See 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524. Here, Wilson knew of the allegedly false reports in October 2012, but he did not file his complaint until March 2017.

Section 5524 supplies a two-year limitations period for § 1983 claims; a claim filed within two years after the limitations clock resumes is timely.

Jones v. Capozza · filed 2019-12-13

Pennsylvania law gave Jones two years from his release date to sue. 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524. He sued on July 28, 2016, less than two years later. Thus his suit was timely.

Section 5524 sets a two-year limitations period for personal-injury claims.

Lassegue v. United States of America · filed 2022-07-29

Under Pennsylvania law, there is a two-year statute of limitations period for personal-injury torts.

Section 5524(1) supplies a two-year limitations period for Pennsylvania civil rights claims involving false arrest and imprisonment.

STOKES v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA · filed 2023-01-23(1)

Thus, the two-year limitations period for Stokes’ § 1983 false arrest and imprisonment conspiracy claims ended two years later, in 1986.

Section 5524 provides a two-year limitations period for § 1983 claims arising in Pennsylvania, subject to applicable tolling.

Herrera v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole · filed 2025-03-14

Although Heck does not bar Herrera’s claim as pleaded and his allegations present a plausible basis for relief, the face of his complaint suggests that his claims may be time-barred under Pennsylvania’s two-year statute of limitations. Herrera alleges that his overdetention spanned from March 2019 to October 2019, but he did not submit his complaint until September 2022, more than two years after his injury.

Section 5524(7)’s two-year limitation period bars illegal search and false imprisonment claims filed more than two years after the events giving rise to them.

Patrick v. Kingston Police Department · filed 2023-08-11(7)

The Magistrate Judge concluded that Patrick’s claims were facially untimely under Pennsylvania’s two-year statute of limitations (42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524(7)). ... Insofar as Patrick raised illegal search or false imprisonment claims under the Fourth Amendment, based on events predating his complaint by more than two years, we ... agree with the District Court that such claims are untimely.

Section 5524(2) provides a two-year limitations period for a § 1983 Fourth Amendment claim arising in Pennsylvania.

Sze v. Pui-Ling Pang · filed 2013-07-09(2)

Sze’s objections to the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation explicitly stated that the alleged illegal recordings occurred in Dunmore, Pennsylvania; accordingly, Sze’s Fourth Amendment claim is governed by the two-year limitations period found in 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524(2).

Section 5524’s two-year limitations period for personal injury actions applies to Fourth Amendment claims brought under Section 1983.

Gach v. Borough · filed 2013-02-05

By operation of the two-year statute of limitations applicable to Fourth Amendment claims, Gach’s window for filing a Section 1983 complaint arising from this traffic stop expired on November 14, 2011. Because Gach did not commence this action until August 9, 2012, nearly nine months beyond the applicable statute of limitations, we will grant the Defendants’ Motion and dismiss Gach’s Fourth Amendment claim with prejudice.

Section 5524’s two-year limitation period bars untimely § 1983 claims for false arrest, false imprisonment, unlawful search, and abuse of process arising in Pennsylvania.

GRIMES v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA · filed 2019-11-22

For the reasons stated herein, Plaintiff's § 1983 claims for false arrest, false imprisonment, unlawful search, and abuse of process are barred by the applicable two-year statute of limitations.

Section 5524 supplies a two-year limitations period for § 1983 claims arising from constitutional violations during an arrest.

HAMM v. ZAGORSKIE · filed 2021-02-11

Pennsylvania’s two-year statute of limitations period applies to these types of § 1983 claims.

Section 5524 supplies a two-year limitations period for § 1983 claims arising from arrests in Pennsylvania.

HAMM v. SANCHEZ · filed 2021-10-28

Pennsylvania’s two-year statute of limitations period applies to these types of § 1983 claims.

Section 5524 supplies a two-year limitations period for § 1983 false-arrest and unlawful-search-and-seizure claims.

Lawrence v. City of Lancaster · filed 2021-08-03

Lawrence’s false arrest and unlawful search and seizure claims are not the type of claims that are categorically barred by Heck, but these claims fail because they are time barred. ... Pennsylvania’s two-year statute of limitations applies to these claims. See 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524; Wallace v. Kato, 549 U.S. 384, 387 (2007).

Section 5524 supplies a two-year limitations period for a § 1983 false arrest claim brought in Pennsylvania.

BROWN v. FELKER · filed 2020-11-17

Pennsylvania’s two-year limitations period applies to Brown’s false arrest claim.

Section 5524 provides a two-year limitations period for false arrest claims.

NASH v. TODD · filed 2021-01-29

Pennsylvania’s two-year statute of limitations applies to these claims.

Section 5524(1) sets a two-year limitations period for false arrest and false imprisonment claims.

Christian v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole · filed 2021-02-23(1)

In Pennsylvania, the limitations period for false arrest and false imprisonment is two (2) years.

Section 5524 supplies a two-year limitations period for false-arrest claims brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in Pennsylvania.

KEEL III v. PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 POLICE DEPARTMENTS · filed 2021-06-17

Turning first to Mr. Keel’s false arrest claims, these claims are governed by Pennsylvania’s two-year statute of limitations.

Section 5524 supplies a two-year limitations period for false arrest claims brought under § 1983 in Pennsylvania.

KEEL III v. SEPTA'S PHILADELPHIA HOUSING AUTHORITYS C.L.S. · filed 2021-06-17

Turning first to Mr. Keel’s false arrest claims, these claims are governed by Pennsylvania’s two-year statute of limitations. See 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524; Wallace v. Kato, 549 US. 384, 387 (2007). ... Mr. Keel did not file his Complaint until April 19, 2021, so any claims based on his July 2015 arrest are time-barred.

Section 5524 supplies a two-year limitations period for an excessive force claim arising from an arrest.

SANABRIA v. ST. LUKES HOSPITAL (SACRED HEART CAMPUS) · filed 2020-12-21

Pennsylvania’s two-year statute of limitations applies to these claims.

Section 5524 supplies a two-year limitations period for Pennsylvania § 1983 unlawful search and seizure claims.

IN RE: TYSHEED DAVIS · filed 2022-06-07

Pennsylvania’s two-year statute of limitations applies to these claims.

Section 5524 supplies a two-year limitations period for § 1983 claims arising from an arrest and alleged excessive force in Pennsylvania.

COWARD v. PHILA POLICE DEPARTM. · filed 2023-01-06

Pennsylvania’s two-year statute of limitations applies to these claims.

Section 5524(2) gives personal injury actions a two-year limitations period, which applies to section 1983 malicious prosecution claims arising in Pennsylvania.

NELLOM v. EXELON CORPORATION · filed 2022-03-15(2)

Mr. Nellom’s claims arose in Pennsylvania, and the Pennsylvania statute of limitations for a personal injury action is two years. See 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524(2)). ... Mr. Nellom was required to bring malicious prosecution claims based on those charges within two years, i.e., by June 3, 2021. He did not do so.

Section 5524 supplies a two-year limitations period for § 1983 false arrest and excessive force claims brought in Pennsylvania.

BRYAN · filed 2026-01-16

Section 1983 claims, such as those brought by Bryan, are subject to the state statute of limitations for personal injury actions. See Wallace v. Kato, 549 U.S. 384, 387 (2007). In Pennsylvania, that limitations period is two years. See 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524.

Section 5524(2) provides a two-year limitations period; later discrete acts do not revive claims based on earlier injuries.

RP Wynstone LP v. Township of New Hanover · filed 2026-03-03(2)

We start with the two-year statute of limitations, which precludes most of the Developers’ claims. See 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524(2); Kach v. Hose, 589 F.3d 626, 634 (3d Cir. 2009); Ammlung v. City of Chester, 494 F.2d 811, 814–15 (3d Cir. 1974). ... In short, because the Developers “failed to assert [their] rights in a timely fashion,” all their claims are untimely as they relate to any factual allegations predating March 5, 2022.

Section 5524(2) supplies a two-year limitations period for a § 1983 retaliation claim, and the claim is untimely when filed after that period even assuming prison grievance and appeal proceedings toll it.

Pressley v. Huber · filed 2014-04-04(2)

The District Court also granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss as to Pressley’s retaliation claim against defendant Huber, noting that it was barred by the applicable two- year limitations period found in 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524(2). ... If the grievance and appeal periods operate to toll any statute of limitation, the tolled statute of limitations period would have expired no later than May 20, 2007. His March 2008 Complaint, therefore, was untimely.

Section 5524(2) gives a plaintiff two years from accrual to file a § 1983 claim.

Bryan Angle v. Hayes · filed 2014-11-25(2)

Angle had two years from the date his § 1983 claim accrued to file his complaint.

Section 5524(2) supplies a two-year limitations period for Section 1983 claims based on conduct in Pennsylvania, measured from accrual.

Barren v. Allegheny County Pennsylvania · filed 2015-06-12(2)

We agree with the District Court that Barren failed to timely file his claims regarding the allegedly unlawful searches and seizures. For section 1983 actions based on conduct in Pennsylvania, the statute of limitations is two years from the date the claim accrued. See 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524(2); Kach v. Hose, 589 F.3d 626, 634 (3d Cir. 2009).

Section 5524(2) supplies a two-year limitations period for Section 1983 claims based on conduct in Pennsylvania, running from accrual.

Brown v. F. Buck, Jr. · filed 2015-06-12(2)

For section 1983 actions based on conduct in Pennsylvania, the statute of limitations is two years from the date the claim accrued.

Section 5524(7) supplies a two year limitations period for personal injury actions, including Section 1983 claims brought in Pennsylvania, subject to compatible state tolling rules.

Zguro v. Johnson · filed 2021-04-27(7)

As Pennsylvania has a two year statute of limitations for personal injury actions, the statute of limitations applicable to claims brought under § 1983 in Pennsylvania is two years, subject to any state law tolling provisions which are not inconsistent with federal law.

Section 5524(2) supplies a two-year limitations period for Pennsylvania § 1983 claims; a plausible continuing violation may include earlier acts when a related act falls within that period.

Izzard v. COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY, PENNSYLVANIA · filed 2021-11-29(2)

Because her alleged termination occurred on February 11, 2019, within the two-year statute of limitations, and because this could be part of a “continuing violation,” the Court denies the defendants’ Motion to Dismiss on this issue at this stage.

Section 5524 supplies a two-year limitations period for prisoner civil rights claims, with the period tolled while the prisoner exhausts administrative remedies.

COOK v. CARNEY · filed 2025-03-28

Pennsylvania’s two-year statute of limitations applies to Cook’s claims. See 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524; Wallace v. Kato, 549 U.S. 384, 387 (2007). ... Although the events that occurred at PICC took place more than two years before Cook filed this lawsuit, it is not apparent from the face of the SAC that these claims are time-barred in light of the tolling to which Cook is entitled during the administrative exhaustion process.

Section 5524(3)’s two-year period for this legal malpractice claim runs under the occurrence rule, subject to the discovery rule, and is not tolled while an appeal of the underlying matter is pending.

Robbins & Seventko Orthopedic Surgeons, Inc. v. Geisenberger · filed 1996-02-26(3)

Accordingly, we reject the Appellants’ argument to toll the statute of limitations in a legal malpractice claim while an appeal of the underlying action is pending. In Pennsylvania, the method used to determine when the statute begins, to accrue is the occurrence rule or the discovery rule when appropriate.

Section 5524’s two-year limitations period generally runs from when the injury occurs and may be tolled when the injury could not reasonably have been known.

Steckel v. Com. of PA, A.G.'s Office · filed 2025-07-17

Petitioner initiated this action in 2021, well outside the two-year statute of limitation period, which began to run in 2004, or at the latest in 2006 upon his conviction. 42 Pa. C.S. §§ 5524(1), (2), (7). Generally, a cause of action accrues when injury occurs and is barred if the limitations period has run thereafter. See In re Risperdal Litig., 223 A.3d 633, 640 (Pa. 2019). This period can be tolled when a party cannot reasonably know the nature or cause of their injury.

Section 5524 supplies a two-year limitations period for a prisoner’s § 1983 excessive-force claim.

TAYLOR v. HALL · filed 2020-10-22

Pennsylvania’s two-year statute of limitations applies to these claims. See 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524; Wallace v. Kato, 549 U.S. 384, 387 (2007).

Section 5524 supplies a two-year limitations period for Eighth Amendment claims.

NASH v. TODD · filed 2020-12-16

Pennsylvania’s two-year statute of limitations applies to Eighth Amendment claims. See 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524; Wallace v. Kato, 549 U.S. 384, 387 (2007).

Section 5524(2) supplies the two-year limitations period for § 1983 claims arising in Pennsylvania.

Stoneking v. Bradford Area School District · filed 1987-08-28(2)

Therefore, for claims arising in Pennsylvania, federal courts must apply the two year statute of limitations set forth in 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5524(2).

Section 5524 sets a two-year limitations period for Pennsylvania personal injury actions, including § 1983 claims.

Faison v. Sex Crimes Unit of Philadelphia · filed 1994-02-24

It is well-established that claims brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 are subject to the state statute of limitations governing personal injury actions. ... In Pennsylvania, the statute of limitations for personal injury actions is two years. 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5524; ... However, there is an exception to the two-year limitations period for claims of a minor.

Section 5524 provides a two-year limitations period for personal-injury claims, which applies to § 1983 claims filed in Pennsylvania.

Wagner v. Pennsylvania · filed 1995-08-18

Plaintiff may proceed with his claims of harassment for acts that occurred on or after March 26,1991. The limitations period on an action brought under § 1983 in a state or federal court sitting in Pennsylvania is two years. See Wilson v. Garcia, 471 U.S. 261, 276, 105 S.Ct. 1938, 1947, 85 L.Ed.2d 254 (1985) (§ 1983 actions controlled by statute of limitations for personal injury actions of state in which court hearing the action sits); 42 Pa.C.S. § 5524 (actions for personal injuries to be commenced within two years).

Section 5524(2) supplies Pennsylvania’s two-year personal-injury limitations period for § 1983 claims.

Gordon v. Lowell · filed 2000-04-18(2)

The applicable statute of limitations in this case is two years. In Pennsylvania, the statute of limitations for personal injury under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 is two years.

Section 5524’s two-year limitations period for personal injury actions applies to Section 1983 claims brought in Pennsylvania.

Jackson v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority · filed 2009-08-31

As Pennsylvania sets forth a two-year limitations period for personal injury actions, 42 Pa.C.S. § 5524 (2004), that same two-year period is applicable to Plaintiffs section 1983 claims.

Section 5524(7) supplies a two-year limitations period for § 1983 claims arising in Pennsylvania.

Alexander v. Fletcher · filed 2010-03-04(7)

The statute of limitations for claims arising under § 1983 in Pennsylvania is two years.

Section 5524(7) provides a two-year limitations period for § 1983 claims arising in Pennsylvania.

Alexander v. Fletcher · filed 2010-03-04(7)

The District Court applied the Delaware statute of limitations to these claims; however, the result is the same as under Pennsylvania's statute of limitations, which is also two years for claims arising under § 1983. Compare 10 Del.Code Ann. § 8119, and 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5524(7).

Section 5524(2) supplies the two-year limitations period for § 1983 claims brought in Pennsylvania, including claims brought through a survival action.

Massey v. Fair Acres Geriatric Center · filed 2012-07-25(2)

Whether framed as a survival claim or standing alone, the § 1983 claim is governed by Pennsylvania’s two-year statute of limitations for personal injury actions, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5524(2), which began to run from the date of injury, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5502(a).

Section 5524 supplies the two-year limitations period for § 1983 claims brought in Pennsylvania.

Hynoski v. Columbia County Redevelopment Authority · filed 2013-04-19

Here, Pennsylvania’s two-year statute of limitations for personal injury actions governs. 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5524; Sameric Corp. of Del., Inc. v. City of Philadelphia, 142 F.3d 582, 599 (3rd Cir.1998).

Section 5524’s two-year limitations period applies to Section 1983 claims filed in Pennsylvania.

Ridge v. Campbell · filed 2013-10-25

In this regard, federal courts sitting in Pennsylvania have adopted Pennsylvania’s two-year personal injury statute of limitations set forth at 42 Pa.C.S. § 5524, in détermining that a Section 1983 claim must be filed no later than two years from the date the cause of action accrued.

Section 5524 supplies a two-year limitations period for § 1983 claims brought in Pennsylvania federal court.

Flanders v. Dzugan · filed 2016-01-11

It is well-established that Pennsylvania’s two-year statute of limitations for personal injuries, 42 Pa. C.S.A. § 5524, is applicable to a § 1983 claim brought in a Pennsylvania federal court.

Section 5524 supplies the two-year limitations period for claims brought under 42 U.S.C. §1983 in Pennsylvania.

E. Collins and G. Dieffenbach v. E. Crago, T. Scott, M. Garman · filed 2017-09-15

As such, claims brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1983 are subject to a two-year statute of limitations in Pennsylvania. Id. (citing 42 Pa. C.S. §5524).

Section 5524(2) supplies a two-year limitations period for a Section 1983 due-process claim in Pennsylvania.

CARTISSER v. WEST ALLEGHENY SCHOOL DISTRICT · filed 2020-07-09(2)

The limitations period for Ms. Cartisser’s Section 1983 due-process claim is two years. See ... 42 Pa. C.S. § 5524(2) (two-year limitations period for “[a]n action to recover damages for injuries to the person . . .”).

Section 5524’s two-year limitations period bars § 1983 claims first raised nearly five years after the incident when they do not relate back to an earlier pleading.

BOMAR v. PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS · filed 2021-12-03

Because the operative facts surrounding the strip search were not contained in Plaintiff’s previous pleadings, these newly-alleged claims against Martin and Henderson are not entitled to the benefit of the earlier filing date under the relation-back requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(c)(1), and the applicable two-year Statute of Limitations bars him from raising said claims for the first time nearly five years after the incident in question.

Section 5524 supplies the two-year limitations period for § 1983 claims filed in Pennsylvania.

DONAHUE v. SAEGERTOWN BOROUGH · filed 2022-03-21

In this regard, federal courts sitting in Pennsylvania have adopted Pennsylvania's two-year personal injury statute of limitations set forth at 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5524, in determining that a § 1983 claim must be filed no later than two years from the date the cause of action accrued.

Section 5524’s two-year personal injury limitation period governs § 1983 claims for unlawful search and false arrest.

Castillo v. Maguire · filed 2022-04-14

Pennsylvania’s two-year limitations period for personal injuries governs these claims.

Section 5524(2)’s two-year limitations period for personal injury claims generally applies to Section 1983 claims brought in Pennsylvania.

HORTON v. SABIN · filed 2022-10-20(2)

In Pennsylvania, its two-year statute of limitations for personal injuries is generally applicable to Section 1983 claims.

Section 5524 supplies the two-year Pennsylvania personal injury limitations period applied to § 1983 claims.

GREGA v. VROMAN · filed 2023-05-22

Claims brought pursuant to § 1983 are subject to the most analogous state statute of limitations, which, in Pennsylvania, is the two-year statute of limitations for personal injury actions.

Section 5524 supplies the two-year limitations period for Pennsylvania § 1983 claims; a complaint cannot be dismissed as untimely when its allegations do not establish when that period began.

DEANS v. FLOYD · filed 2023-05-30

Claims pursuant to § 1983 are subject to the most analogous state statute of limitations, which, in Pennsylvania, is the two-year statute of limitations for personal injury actions. ... The face of the Amended Complaint, however, is insufficient to demonstrate that Deans’ familial separation claims are barred by the two-year statute of limitations.

Section 5524 supplies the two-year limitations period for § 1983 claims filed in Pennsylvania.

EASLEY v. WETZEL · filed 2024-07-23

In Pennsylvania, the statute of limitations for personal injury actions is two years. 42 Pa. C. S. § 5524; Sameric Corp. of Del., Inc. v. City of Phila., 142 F.3d 582, 589 (3d Cir. 1998). Given that Easley did not file his complaint in this matter until May 3, 2023, his first conditions of confinement claim, premised upon an event which took place on April 8, 2015, is clearly time-barred, and is therefore dismissed.

Section 5524(2) gives Section 1983 personal injury claims a two-year limitations period in Pennsylvania.

A.J. Rainey v. J. Rivello, Super., SCI Huntingdon · filed 2026-06-22(2)

This Court has long recognized that claims brought pursuant to Section 1983 are best characterized as personal injury actions subject to Pennsylvania’s two-year statute of limitations. See Burger, 697 A.2d at 1041; 42 Pa.C.S. § 5524(2); see also Bedolla-Comacho; Phippen.

Section 5524 supplies the two-year personal-injury limitations period applicable to § 1983 claims filed in Pennsylvania.

Robert Mumma, II v. High Spec Inc · filed 2010-11-05

The statute of limitations for any § 1983 claim is the forum state’s limitations statute for personal injury actions. See Wilson v. Garcia, 471 U.S. 261, 266-67 (1985). In this case, the applicable statute of limitations is Pennsylvania’s two-year statute of limitations for personal injury actions. See 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524.

Section 5524 sets a two-year limitations period for personal injury actions, running from accrual.

ROBINSON v. SAMPLE NEWS GROUP, LLC, et al. · filed 2026-01-15

The Pennsylvania statute of limitations for personal injury actions is two years from the date the cause of action accrued. 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524.

Section 5524 provides a two-year limitations period for personal injury actions.

DELGADILLO v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS · filed 2019-08-22

As relevant here, Pennsylvania’s statute of limitations for personal injury actions is two years.

Section 5524(7) sets a two-year limitations period for tort claims arising from childhood sexual abuse.

Finnegan, F. v. Archdiocese of Phila. · filed 2015-10-06(7)

Under the two-year statute of limitations applicable to his claim, Appellant Finnegan had until 1972 to file suit. See 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5524.

Section 5524(2) sets a two-year limitations period for personal injury claims; a claim filed more than two years after even the alleged discovery date is time-barred.

Diaconu v. Skyline Transportation · filed 2013-02-27(2)

However, we also agree with the District Court’s alternative holding, that Diaconu’s state-law claims against Skyline Transportation are time-barred. Diaconu’s complaint alleged injuries stemming from a motor vehicle accident in 2005. As the District Court noted, even if one construed her complaint as alleging that she did not discover2 some of her injuries until the date of her surgery in March 2008, her complaint, filed originally in January 2012, was not filed within two years of that later date.

Section 5524(2) provides a two-year limitations period for personal injury claims, which applies to § 1983 claims arising in Pennsylvania.

Frasier-Kane v. City of Philadelphia · filed 2013-03-29(2)

The parties agree plaintiff‟s cause of action arose in Pennsylvania, which has a two-year statute of limitations for personal injury torts. See Kach, 589 F.3d at 634 (citing 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524(2)). Plaintiff‟s cause of action accrued on May 15, 2005, the date of the alleged assault. Because plaintiff did not file suit until September 27, 2011, her claims are untimely unless the statute of limitations is tolled.

Section 5524(2) and (7) provide a two-year limitations period for personal injury actions that begins when the injury is inflicted.

Johnson v. Smithkline Beecham Corp. · filed 2014-10-16(2), (7)

Pennsylvania’s two-year limitations period for personal injury actions starts to run when “an injury is inflicted.”

Section 5524 provides a two-year limitations period for personal injury claims, including claims brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in Pennsylvania.

Karchnak v. Swatara Township · filed 2008-02-11

In Pennsylvania, the statute of limitations for personal injury is two years. 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524. Thus all of Plaintiffs § 1983 claims are subject this two-year statute of limitations.

Section 5524 supplies a two-year limitations period for personal injury claims, including § 1983 and supplemental state-law claims.

Hakim Bond v. VisionQuest · filed 2011-02-07

Bond‟s § 1983 and supplemental state-law claims are governed by Pennsylvania‟s two-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims. See Lake v. Arnold, 232 F.3d 360, 368 (3d Cir. 2000); 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524.

Section 5524 provides a two-year limitations period for personal injury actions, which applies to § 1983 claims brought in Pennsylvania.

Gilarno v. Borough of Freedom · filed 2012-02-01

The statute of limitations applicable to a § 1983 claim is the applicable state’s statutory period for personal injury actions. Garvin v. City of Philadelphia, 354 F.3d 215, 220 (3d Cir. 2003). In Pennsylvania, that period is two years. 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524.

Section 5524(7) sets a two-year limitations period for personal injury claims, including § 1983 claims arising in Pennsylvania.

Pearson v. Secretary Department of Correc · filed 2015-01-07(7)

As Pearson’s § 1983 claims arise in Pennsylvania, we must apply Pennsylvania’s statute of limitations. Under Pennsylvania law, personal injury claims must be brought within two years of the accrual of the claim. 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524(7).

Section 5524(2) supplies a two-year limitations period for personal injury claims, including § 1983 claims brought in Pennsylvania.

Hines v. Stauffer · filed 2015-12-07(2)

The statute of limitations for § 1983 claims is governed by limitations period for state law personal injury claims. See Wallace v. Kato, 549 U.S. 384 (2007). In Pennsylvania, the statute of limitations is two years from the date the claim accrued. See 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524(2).

Section 5524 supplies a two-year limitations period for a § 1983 procedural due process claim treated as a personal injury claim.

Walker v. Williams · filed 2016-06-28

That period is two years in Pennsylvania. 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524. Thus, Walker’s claim is treated as a personal injury claim under § 1983 and is subject to Pennsylvania’s two-year statute of limitations.

Section 5524(2) provides a two-year limitations period for personal injury claims, which governs § 1983 claims brought in Pennsylvania.

Hughey v. Septa—Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority · filed 2018-02-21(2)

In Pennsylvania, the statute of limitations is two years from the date the claim accrued. See 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524(2).

Section 5524(2) sets a two-year limitations period for personal injury actions, which governs § 1983 claims arising in Pennsylvania.

WARDEN v. MCCAULEY · filed 2019-10-18(2)

The Pennsylvania statute of limitations for a personal injury action is two years. Id. at 634 (citing 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524(2)). Thus, limitations period applicable to all of Retzler’s and Warden’s § 1983 claims is two years.

Section 5524(2) sets a two-year limitations period for personal injury actions, which supplies the limitations period for § 1983 claims arising in Pennsylvania.

DE FEO V EYRE · filed 2019-10-31(2)

The Pennsylvania statute of limitations for a personal injury action is two years. Id. at 634 (citing 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524(2)). Thus, limitations period applicable to DeFeo’s § 1983 claim, and to any legal malpractice claim arising under Pennsylvania law is two years.

Section 5524 supplies a two-year limitations period for federal civil rights claims borrowing Pennsylvania’s personal injury limitations period; claims arising from events known more than two years before filing are time-barred absent a basis for tolling.

ROSE v. PAWLOWSKI · filed 2019-11-22

In Pennsylvania, that limitations period is two years. Kach v. Hose, 589 F.3d 626, 634 (3d Cir. 2009); 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524. ... Considering all the publicly available sources and Rose’s own prior allegations, the Court concludes that there is no basis for tolling of Rose’s claims related to the property at 2327 Hanover Avenue.

Section 5524 sets a two-year limit for personal injury claims and bars a claim filed more than two years after the injury.

Gordon v. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. · filed 2017-03-03

In sum, Pennsylvania’s two-year statute of limitations applies. See 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524. ... The action is therefore time barred.

Section 5524(7) gives personal injury claims, including § 1983 claims brought in Pennsylvania, a two-year limitations period.

Moore v. Giorla · filed 2018-03-28(7)

Specifically, the Pennsylvania statute of limitations for personal injury actions, which is applicable in the instant case, is two years.

Section 5524(2) provides a two-year limitations period for personal injury actions, including § 1983 claims arising in Pennsylvania.

STEPHANY v. THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS · filed 2019-09-05(2)

The Pennsylvania statute of limitations for a personal injury action is two years. Id. at 634 (citing 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524(2)). Thus, the limitations period applicable to Stephany’s § 1983 claim is two years.

Section 5524(2) supplies a two-year limitations period for personal injury claims, including claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 brought in Pennsylvania.

BROWN v. UPPER DARBY POLICE DEPARTMENT · filed 2020-02-13(2)

Accordingly, here, “Pennsylvania’s two-year limitations period for personal injuries governs.” Id. (citing Kach v. Hose, 589 F.3d 626, 634 (3d Cir. 2009)); 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524(2).

Section 5524(2) sets a two-year limitation period for Pennsylvania personal injury actions, which applies to § 1983 claims arising in Pennsylvania.

RETZLER v. MCCAULEY · filed 2019-10-18(2)

The Pennsylvania statute of limitations for a personal injury action is two years. Id. at 634 (citing 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524(2)). Thus, limitations period applicable to all of Retzler’s and Warden’s § 1983 claims is two years.

Section 5524 gives personal injury actions a two-year limitations period.

Kenny v. Prisoner Transport Services, LLC · filed 2019-07-16

This case was timely filed here because Pennsylvania has a two-year statute of limitations for personal injury actions, 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524.

Section 5524(2) sets a two-year limitations period for personal injury actions, which governs § 1983 claims arising in Pennsylvania.

DAVISTON v. BID PROPERTIES, LLC · filed 2021-10-19(2)

The Pennsylvania statute of limitations for a personal injury action is two years. Id. at 634 (citing 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524(2)). Thus, the limitations period applicable to Daviston’s § 1983 claim is two years.

Section 5524 provides a two-year limitations period for Pennsylvania personal injury claims, which also applies to federal § 1983 and Bivens claims.

AIKENS v. CIRCLE K · filed 2021-05-24

Next, even if the Court had subject matter jurisdiction, Plaintiff’s claims arising from the August 29, 2018 incident are barred by the applicable two-year statute of limitations for personal injury torts in Pennsylvania which also applies to federal claims under § 1983 and Bivens.

Section 5524(2) sets a two-year limitations period for personal injury actions, which applies to § 1983 claims arising in Pennsylvania.

TAYLOR · filed 2022-01-06(2)

The Pennsylvania statute of limitations for a personal injury action is two years. Id. at 634 (citing 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524(2)). Thus, limitations period applicable to Taylor’s § 1983 claim is two years.

Section 5524(7) requires personal injury claims to be filed within two years after they accrue.

ROBINSON v. PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS · filed 2022-03-31(7)

Under Pennsylvania law, “personal injury claims must be brought within two years of the accrual of the claim.” Id. (citing 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524(7)).

Section 5524(2) provides a two-year limitations period for personal injury actions, which applies to § 1983 claims arising in Pennsylvania.

BRAYBOY v. PAGANO · filed 2022-04-20(2)

The Pennsylvania statute of limitations for a personal injury action is two years. Id. at 634 (citing 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524(2)). Thus, the limitations period applicable to Brayboy’s § 1983 claim against Dougherty is two years.

Section 5524 provides a two-year limitations period for Pennsylvania personal injury claims, including Bivens claims governed by that period.

Podlucky v. Commissioner of Internal Reven · filed 2022-05-02

Pennsylvania’s limitations period is two years.

Section 5524 sets a two-year limitations period for personal injury claims in Pennsylvania.

Walker v. Digby · filed 2022-06-28

Under Pennsylvania law, there is a two-year statute of limitations period for personal-injury torts.

Section 5524(2) and (3) impose a two-year limitations period on actions for personal injury and for taking, detaining, or injuring personal property.

SULLIVAN v. CHESTER WATER AUTHORITY · filed 2022-07-22(2), (3)

4 Pennsylvania’s general statute of limitations provides that both “[a]n action to recover damages for injuries to the person … caused by the wrongful action or neglect or unlawful violence or negligence of another,” and any action “for taking, detaining or injuring personal property, including actions for specific recovery thereof,” must be commenced within two years of the occurrence of the injury.

Section 5524 supplies a two-year limitations period for Pennsylvania personal injury actions, which applies to constitutional tort claims.

Conard v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State Police · filed 2022-10-25

The timing and content of these alleged events is a significant fact because it is well settled that constitutional tort claims are subject to the state statute of limitations for personal injury actions. Wilson v. Garcia, 471 U.S. 261, 266-67 (1985). In Pennsylvania, the statute of limitations for a personal injury action is two years. 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524.

Section 5524 supplies a two-year limitations period for personal injury claims brought under Bivens in Pennsylvania.

Lassegue v. United States · filed 2022-11-02

Pennsylvania’s relevant limitations period is two years.

Section 5524(2) provides a two-year limitations period for personal injury actions, including § 1983 claims arising in Pennsylvania.

BROADNAX v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA · filed 2023-04-26(2)

The Pennsylvania statute of limitations for a personal injury action is two years.