Rules verified August 24, 2026

Settlement rules by state

The same injury is worth different amounts in different states — fault bars, filing deadlines, damage caps, and comp schedules all change the math. Every rule below links to its statute, and every state page applies its rules live in the calculator.

StateFault ruleFiling deadlineMin. auto liabilityPages
TexasModified comparative — 51% bar2 years30/60/25Injury · Comp
FloridaModified comparative — 51% bar (since March 2023)2 years$10,000 property damage + $10,000 PIP. Bodily-injury liability is not required for most driversInjury · Comp
OhioModified comparative — 51% bar2 years for bodily injury25/50/25Injury · Comp
GeorgiaModified comparative — 50% bar2 years for injuries to the person25/50/25Injury · Comp
North CarolinaContributory negligence — any fault can bar recovery3 years for personal injury50/100/50Injury · Comp
PennsylvaniaModified comparative — 51% bar2 years15/30/5Injury · Comp
IndianaModified comparative — 51% bar2 years25/50/25Injury · Comp
OklahomaModified comparative — 51% bar2 years25/50/25Injury · Comp
IowaModified comparative — 51% bar2 years20/40/15Injury · Comp
ColoradoModified comparative — 50% bar3 years for motor-vehicle claims; 2 years for other injury claims25/50/15Injury · Comp
CaliforniaPure comparative negligence2 years for personal injury30/60/15Injury · Comp
New YorkPure comparative negligence3 years for personal injury25/50 bodily injury ($50/100 for death) and $10,000 property damage.Injury · Comp
IllinoisModified comparative — 51% bar2 years for personal injury25/50/20Injury · Comp
MichiganModified comparative — 51% bar (non-economic only)3 years for personal injuryBodily injury defaults to 250/500 with a signed opt-down floor of 50/100Injury · Comp
New JerseyModified comparative — 51% bar2 years for personal injury35/70/25Injury · Comp

More states are added on a rolling basis, each verified against primary sources before it ships. States not listed yet still work in the main calculator — the fault rule is applied from our 51-jurisdiction rules table; the dedicated pages add cited statutes, caps, and comp rates.