Wisc. High Court Finds ‘Borrowing Statute’ Doesn’t Bar Malpractice Claim June 11, 2019 By Jim Sams Wisconsin’s “borrowing statute,” which in malpractice cases instructs the courts to use the statute of limitations in the state where...
Court Bars Statute of Limitations Defense Because of Misrepresentations May 2, 2019 By Jim Sams The owner of Golden Isles Cruise Lines promised to “take real good care” of Robert Bruce Lowie, but he didn’t....
Statute of Limitations Bars Insurers’ Claim Against Adjuster April 22, 2019 By Jim Sams A Connecticut independent adjusting firm dodged a $1 million bullet last week when the state Supreme Court ruled that a...
Mass. High Court Applies 6-Year Limit to Asbestos Illness Claims March 7, 2019 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that a statute of repose barring many construction-related personal injury claims after a...
R.I. Legislator Wants to Give Child Sex Abuse Victims 35 Years to File Suit January 9, 2019 By JENNIFER McDERMOTT A state lawmaker will try to extend the time limit for filing child sex abuse lawsuits in Rhode Island, with...
Pennsylvania Catholic Dioceses Sued Over Sex Abuse Allegations Disclosure September 20, 2018 By CLAUDIA LAUER Parents of children in the Roman Catholic Church and survivors of sexual abuse by clergy filed a lawsuit Monday against...
Mississippi High Court: Pilot Waited too Long to File Lawsuit Over Crash June 13, 2018 The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed over a 2009 helicopter accident that left its...
Ohio High Court to Decide If Ex-Player Can Sue Over Concussions April 12, 2018 By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS The Ohio Supreme Court will decide whether the widow of a former University of Notre Dame football player can sue...
Federal Medical Liability Reform Bill Pending Senate Judiciary Review July 26, 2017 A bill introduced earlier this year provides tort caps and outlines a statute of limitations on claims against doctors and...
Massachusetts Law Applies in Rhode Island Contamination Claim: Court September 9, 2016 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled that Massachusetts law should apply in deciding whether Narragansett Electric Co. (NEC), a Rhode...