Aug. 1, 2003

Retroactivity Is Only One Issue Reaised By Statute of Limitations' Extension

Focus Column - Litigation - By Darren Le Montree - Practitioners have been talking a lot about whether the extension of the statute of limitations for personal-injury actions to two years is retroactive. While no California court has decided this issue, federal authority and a close reading of the Senate bill leads to the conclusion that the statute is not retroactive.