You cannot sue someone for doing something wrong to you decades ago. It’s not because the grudges aren’t real but because of a legal concept called the statute of limitations. Similarly, someone ...

In an opinion published Monday, a three-judge Commonwealth Court panel sought to establish more precise guidelines on statutes of limitations for claims that are transferred to state court after being ...

Jessica Burgoyne, leveraging a deep background in research methods and a passion for legal issues, distills complex legal concepts into accessible insights. With over 100 published articles, her work ...

STANDARD INVOLVED. LAWMAKERS REVEALED HYPOCRISY NOW THAT THE STATE MAY BE ON THE HOOK FOR AS MUCH AS $3 BILLION IN SETTLEMENTS. THEY DRAFTED LEGISLATION REINSTATING A STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS WITH EVEN ...

A committee charged with scrutinizing how California disciplines judges has recommended that the statute of limitations governing prosecution of judicial misconduct be eliminated. The Committee to ...

Herald has reported on how Nebraska's statute of limitations has stalled a childhood sexual assault survivor's attempt to seek justice.

California vows to prosecute all rapists, no matter how long ago their crimes occurred. But that may not apply to Joseph James DeAngelo, who police are fingering as the long-sought Golden State Killer ...

Seventeen years had passed by the time Boston police knocked on Louise’s door to say they had identified the man who allegedly raped and stabbed her in October 2005. A national outlier: Most states ...

What happens when the statute of limitations expires? When you stop making payments on a debt and become delinquent, your creditor may send your debt to a debt collector. Debt collectors will attempt ...