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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 -
J.S. Held

COVID-19’s Effects on Grand Juries, Indictments & Jeopardy to Defendants’ Rights

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The COVID-19 pandemic has collided with the constitutional requirement that “infamous” crimes be charged by a grand jury. For the first time in United States history, grand juries in federal courts have been suspended because...more

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Criminal Tax Statutes of Limitations and Suspensions: 18 U.S.C. § 3292 and the Fifth Circuit’s Decision in Pursley

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In civil and in criminal cases, the Government must generally act within a certain prescribed time to take action against taxpayers. In legal parlance, this period of time is known as the “statute of limitations.” The...more

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Cattle Rustling, Blackmail, and Punitive Damages in Texas

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In a case that reads like an episode of “Dallas,” the Texas Supreme Court reiterated the rules for recovery of punitive damages. Bennett v. Grant, No. 15-0338 (April 28, 2017)....more

Hogan Lovells

Federal Judge Declares the Rule of Reason Will Apply in Criminal Antitrust Case and Dismisses the Case as Barred Under the Statute...

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On August 28, a Utah federal judge held in United States v. Kemp & Associates, et al. that he will apply the rule of reason standard in a criminal prosecution against an heir-locator company for allegedly colluding with its...more

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Section 2255 Petition Challenging Ineffectiveness Of Trial Counsel Denied

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Last week, in Weingarten v. United States, the Second Circuit denied the Section 2255 petition of a convicted child sex offender, who claimed that his counsel had rendered ineffective assistance by failing to challenge the...more

Butler Snow LLP

Court Slams DOJ By Dismissing The Majority Of Indictment Against Fedex – Rules The Defense Does Not Have A Duty To Correct DOJ’s...

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In the ambitious and novel federal criminal prosecution of FedEx for alleged drug distribution conspiracy, Judge Charles R. Breyer recently ruled that defense counsel has no duty to correct government’s mistakes when...more

King & Spalding

DOJ Announces New Policies Prioritizing Efforts to Pursue Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing

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On September 9, the United States Department of Justice released a new policy memorandum entitled “Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing,” which is aimed at strengthening and prioritizing the Department’s pursuit...more

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Rejection of the Antitrust Division's Position on the Running of the Statute of Limitations until the Last Payment

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The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice claims the statute of limitations for a criminal antitrust violation does not begin to run until the last payment is collected by a conspirator on a sale that was the...more

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