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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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Superior Court Reverses Dismissal, Holds Electronically Signed Praecipe Timely Filed Upon Receipt by Prothonotary

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Scheibe v. Woodloch Resort, 2025 Pa. Super. 109 (Pa. Super. May 20, 2025) - The Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a praecipe for writ of summons was deemed to be timely filed as of the date it was initially received...more

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New York Court of Appeals to Review FAPA’s Constitutionality and Retroactive Application

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As a follow up to our May post, FAPA in the Spotlight Again: Second Circuit Renews Call for NY Court of Appeals Review, the New York Court of Appeals has finally agreed to consider New York’s Foreclosure Abuse Prevention...more

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Supreme Court Denies Review of Statute of Limitations for Section 1981 Discrimination Claims

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On June 2, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the appeal of a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision interpreting the limitations period for filing lawsuits under Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866. ...more

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Superior Court of Justice Changes Understanding on Statute of Limitations for Offsetting Tax Credits Arising from Judicial...

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The Second Panel of the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (STJ) recently issued a significant decision regarding the time limit for the offset of tax credits recognized in final and unappealable judicial decisions. The...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

New York Court of Appeals Finally Agrees to Hear Constitutional Challenges to FAPA

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After years of denying review, the New York Court of Appeals — the state’s highest court — agreed to address the question of whether New York’s momentous Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA) applies retroactively. On May...more

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New York Court of Appeals Accepts Certified Questions on Whether FAPA Should be Retroactively Applied

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The New York Court of Appeals has finally agreed to consider whether retroactive application of the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (“FAPA”) (or sections of it) violates the New York Constitution. Over the last two years,...more

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New York’s Highest Court Agrees To Hear Constitutional Challenge to Estoppel Provision of FAPA

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On May 20, 2025, the New York Court of Appeals agreed to hear constitutional challenges to one aspect of New York’s Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA). ...more

The Volkov Law Group

Reviewing the CPB Enforcement Process Under 19 U.S.C. § 1592 (Part II of II)

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CPB’s administrative enforcement program is robust and increasing, especially with the importance of trade and tariff enforcement.  There are a lot of “ins and outs” (Big Lewbowski Here) to the administrative process which...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

New Jersey Appellate Division Decision Creates Risk That NJDEP May Be Able To Revive Time-Barred Claims for Investigation and...

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On April 25, the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division reversed a trial court’s order dismissing the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s (NJDEP) complaint as time-barred in NJDEP v. Desai. The ruling...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Unclaimed property: Michigan Supreme Court takes steps to curtail endless examinations

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In litigation challenging unclaimed property examination findings, the Michigan Supreme Court took a first step towards curtailing the seemingly never-ending examination process, but left open an opportunity for the State to...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Supreme Court Update - March 27, 2025

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Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions: Bondi v. VanDerStok, No. 23-852: This case addresses a statutory challenge to ATF regulations designed to prohibit ghost guns—privately made...more

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Vested Rights Revisited

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In recent years, numerous state courts across the country have been asked to consider the question whether a plaintiff’s claim can be retroactively revived by the legislature after the claim has been extinguished by a statute...more

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