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title: "Work out the limitation and pre-suit notice from the injury facts"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/calculate-limitation-and-pre-action-notice-deadlines-from-the-injury-fac/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-T1-R1-US"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Work out the limitation and pre-suit notice from the injury facts

> Extract the injury date, what the client knew and when, the type of defendant, and the forum. Do not state the deadline or say a notice was given in time.

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | Extract the injury date, what the client knew and when, the type of defendant, and the forum. Do not state the deadline or say a notice was given in time. |
| What the lawyer must review | Limitation is state law, with federal exceptions. Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.003(a) requires suit for personal injury, and for forcible detainer, not later than two years after the day the cause of action accrues, except as §§ 16.010, 16.0031, and 16.0045 provide. Subsection (b) gives two years from death for a wrongful-death action. A health-care liability claim may sit in another chapter. You open it. A tort claim against the United States must be presented within two years and sued within six months of the mailed denial (28 U.S.C. § 2401(b)). You state the date. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Calculate limitation and pre-action notice deadlines from the injury facts](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/calculate-limitation-and-pre-action-notice-deadlines-from-the-injury-fac.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Extract the injury date, what the client knew and when, the type of defendant, and the forum. Do not state the deadline or say a notice was given in time.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Section 16.003 is Texas. Other states use different periods, discovery rules, and tolling. Do not export the two years.
- Do not apply an Australian limitation Act or a pre-action protocol.

## Sources

- [Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 16, Limitations](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.16.htm) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [28 U.S.C. § 2401, Time for commencing action against the United States](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/2401) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Application for review (SAET form A02, Return to Work): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/form-saet-a02-review.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to SAET form A02, Application for Review (Return to Work), on the start-a-new-case page.… |
| [Limitation period checklist for a personal injury claim (Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) Part 2 Division 6)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/personal-injury-limitation-and-deadline-checklist-nsw.md) | Checklist | Red | Checklist for working out the limitation period for a NSW personal injury or death claim: whether Division 6 applies, the 3-year discoverability and 12-year long-stop periods, discoverability facts,… |
| [Application for mediation (NT WorkSafe): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/form-nt-wc-mediation.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the NT WorkSafe application for mediation under the Return to Work Act 1986. The form page gives no form number.… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*