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statute of limitations

Malpractice A doctrine that allows a plaintiff 2 to 3 yrs–depending upon the state in the US, from the time of the alleged malpractice or negligence–by a physician or hospital–to file a lawsuit. See Emancipated minor, Malpractice.
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[section]95.051, which appears to be the only Florida statutory provision that provides for tolling or suspending of the legislatively mandated statutes of limitations. Notably, a statute of limitations is a procedural statute that prevents the enforcement of a cause of action that has accrued.
Tolling or Suspending the Florida Statutes of Limitations Pursuant to Applicable Law
Suspension of Statutes of Limitation by Unilateral Administrative Action
TEI issues policy statement on statutes of limitation for state and local taxes
Finally, statutes of limitations are designed to provide certainty and finality to litigation, (118) a goal that would be undermined by a strictly literal interpretation of [section] 42.56.550(6).
Not the plainest meaning: the statute of limitations in Washington State's Public Records Act
Statutes of limitations, also known as statutory time limits, are defined as the enforcement period for a claim through legal proceedings.
Why businesses should know about the statutes of limitations in the Gulf region
Statutes of limitations benefit society as well as the accused.
Time-bars: RICO-criminal and civil-federal and state
260, [section] 7 (2006) (allowing statute of limitations tolled where plaintiff was minor child); Developments in the Law Statutes of Limitations, 63 HARV.
Corporate law - Massachusetts limits tolling of statute of limitations for breach of fiduciary duties in closely held corporations - Aiello v. Aiello
Courts have split as to whether the doctrine has survived the abrogation of sovereign immunity, (54) whether it applies to municipalities in addition to state governments, (55) whether it applies to statutes of repose in addition to statutes of limitation, (56) and whether the government may bring suit in a proprietary role.
Nullum tempus: governmental immunity to statutes of limitation, laches, and statutes of repose
Statutes of limitations are legislatively or judicially created laws that limit the time during which a prosecution can be commenced.
Meeting the statute or beating it: using "John Doe" indictments based on DNA to meet the statute of limitations
Numerous courts have concluded that arbitrations are not "actions." Some of these cases have been decided within the context of issues related to statutes of limitation, whereas some cases have been decided in other contexts.
When do statutes of limitations apply in arbitration?
At issue was a California law that allowed the prosecution of child molesters and other sex offenders after the statutes of limitations in effect when they were charged had expired.
Statutes of limitation
657, 672 (1913) ("The policy of statutes of limitation is to encourage promptness in the bringing of actions, that the parties shall not suffer by loss of evidence from death or disappearance of witnesses, destruction of documents or failure of memory.").
Seeing the forest: a holistic view of the RICO statute of limitations
No specific references to statutes of limitation are made within the new statute itself.
Taxpayer actions required to take advantage of long-awaited interest netting legislation

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