Somewhere along the road of life you’ve likely stumbled across the term “statute of limitation.” A statute of limitations is a law that says, in order to be actionable, a matter has to be brought ...

Statutes of limitations and statutes of repose, when applicable, can provide time-based defenses that will bar a complaint filed against contractors and design professionals, whether the claim is ...

The article discusses a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Moreira v. Société Générale, which held that Section 6084 of the Helms-Burton Act functions as a statute of repose ...

The Statute of Limitations in Legal Malpractice The most important time limit in litigation is the date upon which the case becomes officially too old to commence. In some states there are statutes of ...

A statute of limitations is the deadline for filing a lawsuit. Most lawsuits must be filed within a certain amount of time. In general, once the statute of limitations on a case “runs out,” the legal ...

It being a new year, I thought I would tell you a few things about statutes of limitation. These are legal rules establishing deadlines for bringing claims. As lawyers occasionally learn the hard way, ...

There is a statute of limitations on debt, but it varies depending on your debt type and location. The statute of limitations means creditors and debt collectors cannot sue you for old debt after a ...

Medical debt doesn't just vanish, but are there time limits on this type of debt? Or does it linger indefinitely?

Congress has doubled the statute of limitations for violations of most U.S. sanctions programs administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. Companies should ...

As Maryland lawmakers consider whether to advance a bill that will make it possible to file retroactive lawsuits for child sexual abuse against organizations like the Catholic Church, they are faced ...

The Department of Justice is trying to bring a new indictment against former FBI Director James Comey after the previous ...

A bill proposed to protect victims of child sex abuse is gaining momentum in Session 2023 as survivors and experts make a strong case to change current law.The question of whether to eliminate the ...