Scenario:

An athletic trainer is cleaning out a filing cabinet and decides to throw some old medical files away. Concern is expressed, however, about how long these files should be maintained for legal purposes.

According to the statute of limitations$,$ what length of time does an athlete in college have to file suit?

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Typically, $5$ to $7$ years.

$2\mathrm{.}1$ to $3$ years.

The statute of limitations begins to run on a plaintiff's time to file a lawsuit for negligence either from the time of the negligent act or omission that gives rise to the suit or from the time of the discovery of the injury.