Questions tagged [statute-of-limitations]
A statutory "clock" that determines how long after an alleged crime charges may be brought.
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Is the statute of limitations fairly irrelevant?
For example, say someone suffers an injury that produces a neurological condition years later.
Can the statute of limitations be extended basically indefinitely, up to the point the condition occurs?
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Does the statute of limitations apply in the case of Tara Reade?
From this article https://www.businessinsider.com/former-biden-staffer-tara-reade-files-sexual-assault-complaint-2020-4
A woman who accused Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden of sexually ...
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Why do statutes of limitations exist?
I don't understand: why artificially create a set of deadlines before which one crime or another can be brought to the conviction stage? Why not be able to investigate and prosecute for an indefinite ...
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Quitclaim reversal in Washington state. Statue of limitations? Options? Legal recourse?
My question involves real estate located in the State of: Washington
My home, has been hostilely taken over. It appears after my home was legally purchased and transferred into my name, that a ...
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Tolling the Statute of Limitations New York
I'm new and am wondering where I could find the statutes that detail the possible ways to toll the statute of limitations in New York. Also, might some of these possibilities not be in statutes but in ...
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What happens when evidence comes to light outside the Statute of Limitations period?
I suffered damage as a result of defamation, through a previous employer breaching laws against disclosure of information.
I spoke to a lawyer at that time and was told my chances of success were ...
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Which state's statue of limitations for debts applies, for credit card debt?
I used to live in South Carolina, USA and lost my job. As a result I defaulted on credit card debt. I have not paid anything on it for the last year and the debts were "Charged Off", and are in ...
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Pressing charges for domestic assault
My husband (now ex husband) was arrested for domestic assault after pushing me so hard my head hit and broke a table. I didn't press charges at the time because I was afraid of him and under duress ...
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R. Kelly and Statute of Limitations
R (Robert) Kelly has recently been charged, in Chicago, with having sexually abused four females from 1998 to 2010. Three of the women were underage at the time this abuse is alleged to have occurred.
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Cancellation of debts in different countries
In my current jurisdiction debts are "cancelled" after ten years unless the creditor has "reminded" the debtor about the debt before that ten year period. If, however, the credit sends a reminder ...
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Lawyer forgot to file the paperwork and now has no case: what to do?
A close friend of mine had a legitimate suit against a large business. He was directly harmed, the business was caught and punished (for harming him and many other clients), and my friend joined a ...
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The five-year statute of limitations on lying to Congress
Part of the point of bringing someone before Congress is that they're forced to tell the truth or risk perjury charges. However, the charges only seem to apply if Congress can quickly dig up proof of ...
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Why is there a 'statute of limitation' for sex crimes?
As I understand it, there is no statute of limitations for murder: in contrast sex crimes (rape) have time limits to prosecute.
Is there a line of reasoning to decide which classes of crime have a ...
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Can I refile a case I withdrew without prejudice many years ago?
My son was born with catastrophic injuries due to the delivery and what happened afterward I filed a suit for malpractice and withdrew without prejudice so that I could beat the deadline for the ...
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How are old allegations handled?
The current wave of sexual abuse allegations are (often) about actions that happened a LONG time ago (15+ years). I thought that, due to the long time, these crimes will be time-barred.
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