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Statute of Limitations

Cen­turies ago, there was no fixed time start a law­suit.  The Statute of Lim­i­ta­tions was enacted to pro­tect defen­dants against defend­ing old law­suits after a rea­son­able time has passed.  The law has spe­cific pro­vi­sions that pre­scribe how long a plain­tiff has before start­ing a law­suit. If you fail to com­mence your law­suit within the statute […]