Focus (Forum & Focus)
Feb. 1, 2008
Favorable Limitations
Focus Column - By Michael Paul Thomas - Statutes of limitations can be used to bolster a defense.
By Michael Paul Thomas
This article appears on Page 7.
Statute of limitations is the collective term applied to statutes that prescribe the periods beyond which a plaintiff may not assert a cause of action. Such statutes are "designed to promote justice by preventing surprises through the revival of claims that have been allowed to slumber until evidence has been lost, memories have faded, and witnesses have di...
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