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Statutes of Limitation
Barrister Amna (Alevels Academy Islamabad)
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8/24/2024
A Levels Academy Islamabad
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If you have a good reason to take someone to court,
00:03
it's rarely helpful to put off doing that.
00:06
And depending on the type of claim,
00:07
the law becomes a ticking clock for you to take action.
00:11
The laws designed to prevent any dilly-dallying
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are called statutes of limitation.
00:16
A statute of limitation is a window of time
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one has to initiate a claim in court.
00:21
Each state has its own time limits for bringing cases,
00:24
and there are different time limits
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for different kinds of cases.
00:27
It's easy to look up these time limits on the internet,
00:30
but it's not always as easy to know when the time limit starts.
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Typically, the clock starts on the day
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that whatever you are suing about
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happened, or the day you find out that you were harmed.
00:42
In Florida, injury, fraud, property damage,
00:45
trespassing, and oral contracts have a four-year statute
00:49
of limitation, while professional malpractice,
00:52
wrongful death, libel, and slander
00:55
all have a two-year statute.
00:57
Written contracts have a five-year limitation.
01:00
Sometimes, you can stop the statute clock on a case
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and then restart it.
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This is called tolling.
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Tolling is allowed only for good reasons, some of which
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include the accused being out of state, in hiding somewhere,
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or that the accused is currently a minor.
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There is also something called a statute of repose.
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A statute of repose differs from a statute of limitation
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because it's not related to when you first
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learned you had been harmed.
01:27
A statute of repose can bar your action
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even before you have one.
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These statutes are designed to protect manufacturers
01:34
and their insurers from liability for accidents
01:37
that happen after the design life of the product.
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Say you bought a product over 12 years ago.
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Then, due to a design or manufacturing defect,
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the product injures you.
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In Florida, with a few exceptions,
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you can't bring a claim for that injury.
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Exceptions include products that are expressly
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unwarranted to have an expected useful life of more than 12
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years, or certain specified products,
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like airplanes, railroad equipment, and elevators.
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For more insight into statutes of limitation
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and how they apply to your potential case,
02:08
spend some quality time with LegalYou.
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