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Statute of Limitations refers to a statute that sets the time period during which a legal claim can be brought. Most statute of limitations laws require individuals to sue at some point during a set period... more +
Statute of Limitations refers to a statute that sets the time period during which a legal claim can be brought. Most statute of limitations laws require individuals to sue at some point during a set period usually commencing from the date of the wrong or injury or the discovery of the wrong or injury. Except for under a limited set of circumstances, if an individual does not file a suit within the specified time period, the law bars them from ever suing on that claim. less -
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The U.S. Fifth Circuit Applies American Pipe to Preserve Putative Class Member’s Discrimination Claims

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The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court’s recent decision in Zaragoza v. Union Pacific Railroad (“Zaragoza”) has highlighted key issues in class action lawsuits and the application of tolling principles. The plaintiff’s previous...more

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Classified Monthly: A Roundup of Class Action Decisions From Federal Appellate Courts June 2024

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The Roundup covers notable class action decisions each month from federal appellate courts, as well as notable Supreme Court class action cert petitions....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Securities Litigation Update: Courts of Appeals Weigh in on American Pipe Tolling and the Affiliated Ute Presumption of Reliance

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The Third Circuit extended American Pipe tolling to the period before a decision on class-certification, opening a new avenue for potential class members to assert otherwise untimely individual securities claims.  The Ninth...more

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The Third Circuit Addresses American Pipe Tolling before a Class Certification Decision

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The Third Circuit recently issued a decision holding that putative class members can benefit from equitable tolling even before a district court decides a motion for class certification. Aly v. Valeant Pharms. Int’l. Inc.,...more

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American ‘Pipe Dream’ – CA Court of Appeal Scrutinizes Limitations Period Tolling Arguments

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Extending the United States Supreme Court’s decision in China Agritech, Inc. v. Resh, 138 S.Ct. 1800 (2018), the California Court of Appeal has held that a plaintiff cannot “stack” multiple class actions to extend the...more

Carlton Fields

Third Circuit Holds That Statute of Limitations Was Not Extended for Class Action Lawsuit

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In 2005 and 2006, Christopher Blake and James Orkis took out mortgages from JP Morgan to buy homes. Then in 2013, they filed a class action against JP Morgan under the Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act (RESPA),...more

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Courts Solidify Reach of China Agritech

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Circuit courts of appeal are solidifying the reach of the Supreme Court’s June 2018 decision in China Agritech v. Resh and curtailing the availability of equitable tolling in class contexts. The Supreme Court’s decision in...more

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Teva Putative Federal Securities Class Member Seeks to Toll Statute of Repose with Motion to Intervene

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The United States District Court of the District of Connecticut will soon decide whether a putative class member may intervene “for the limited purpose of tolling the statute of repose.” Statutes of repose place an outer...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

TCPA Taking its Toll: Third Circuit Court of Appeal Rejects Tolling of TCPA Claims in favor of Plaintiff that Served as Class...

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The TCPA legal doctrine atom smasher continues to, well, smash atoms. Earlier today we learned a bit about Article III standing of class representatives from a TCPA case, and now the wide world gets to learn about the...more

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U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision in China Agritech May Limit The Availability of Class-Action Tolling For Litigants That File Suit...

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On June 11, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in China Agritech, Inc. v. Resh, 138 S. Ct. 1800 (2018). The China Agritech decision resolved a circuit split, finding that the statute of limitations for a...more

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The Class Action Chronicle - Midyear Update 2018

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This edition focuses on rulings issued between February 16, 2018, and June 15, 2018. In this issue, we cover three decisions granting motions to strike/dismiss class claims, five decisions denying such motions, 27 decisions...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

For Whom the Statute Tolls: Statute of Limitations Extended in Plaintiff’s Individual TCPA Lawsuit Based on American Pipe Tolling...

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The TCPA already has an ample four-year statute of limitations. But based upon a 1974 Supreme Court case called American Pipe & Construction Co. v. Utah, 414 U.S. 538 (1974), that statute is extended every time a defendant...more

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China Agritech May Cork Repeat TCPA Class Actions

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When envisioning the international performing arts troupe of Cirque du Soleil, there would be little reason to consider the appropriateness of their use of faxes for marketing purposes. But this conduct is exactly what the...more

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A Death-Defying Escape!: Cirque du Soleil Slips Certified TCPA Class Action for Faxes Sent Back in 2009

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It was an escape act worthy of Houdini, but it was brought to us by the good folks at Cirque du Soleil. In a case that underscores the extraordinary challenges facing callers navigating TCPA issues, just last Thursday...more

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Supreme Court Rules That Successive Class Actions Are Not Tolled Under American Pipe

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On June 11, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States held that the tolling rule first stated in American Pipe & Construction Co. v. Utah, 414 U.S. 538 (1974) cannot salvage otherwise-untimely successive class claims. ...more

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Eastern District Of Pennsylvania Holds That Plaintiffs Forfeited American Pipe Tolling By Filing Their Lawsuit Too Soon

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A federal district court has dismissed with prejudice a Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) class action filed against JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. and related entities on statute of limitations grounds a year after...more

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Of Pipes and Crowns: The Supreme Court Considers Extent of Tolling of Statute of Limitations in Putative Class Actions

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard argument in China Agritech Inc. v. Resh, presenting, yet again, the question of the extent to which a statute of limitations is tolled while a putative class action is pending....more

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Supreme Court Considers an Expansion of Class-Action Tolling

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On March 26, 2018, the Supreme Court heard argument in China Agritech, Inc. v. Resh (No. 17-432), a case in which the justices will determine whether a plaintiff whose otherwise untimely claim has been tolled by the rules...more

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United States Supreme Court Considers Application Of American Pipe Tolling To Subsequent Class Actions

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On Monday, March 26, 2018, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in an appeal that presents the question whether American Pipe tolling—which provides that the pendency of a class action generally tolls the...more

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Will The Supreme Court Allow Class Action Stacking?

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Parties have long argued over whether the filing of a class action tolls the statute of limitations for absent class members so that they can pursue a separate class action if the initial action fails to be certified for any...more

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Supreme Court Hears Argument On Application Of American Pipe Tolling Decision To Subsequent Class Actions

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As discussed on our blog late last year, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to China Agritech, Inc., a fertilizer manufacturer, from the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Resh v. China Agritech, Inc., 857 F.3d 994 (9th Cir....more

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Web Exclusive: January 2018: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there were an unprecedented number of changes each month in 2017—and if January is any...more

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2017-18 Supreme Court Update

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In the 2017-18 term, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide a number of potentially significant disputes relevant to businesses, including those involving constitutional protections, class actions and other corporate liability...more

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For Whom the Class Action Tolls: American Pipe to be Revisited

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The United States Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in a significant case that will test the limits of class action tolling. Since 1974, federal courts have held that the filing of a class action tolls the statute...more

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U.S. Supreme Court To Rule On Application Of American Pipe Tolling Decision On Class Actions

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Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to China Agritech, Inc., a fertilizer manufacturer, from the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Resh v. China Agritech, Inc., 857 F.3d 994 (9th Cir. 2017). In reviewing...more

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