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37 Cards in this Set
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Adverse Possession
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15 years (up to 25 if disability)
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Prescriptive Easement
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20 years (up to 25 if disability)
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Unlawful Detainer
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3 years
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Repeal of Land Grant By Commission
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10 Years
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Water, Sewer, Sidewalk Assessments
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10 years from deed to grantee
20 years from docketing assessment |
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Enforcement of Credit Line Deed of Trust
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40 years from date of instrument if no date is fixed for maturity. (One year tolling for death of any party in interest)
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Enforcement of Deeds of Trust or Mortgages
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20 years from maturity date, if ascertainable (or from date of instrument if no date is fixed for maturity)
1 year tolling for death of any party in interest |
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Personal injury
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2 years from date cause accrues
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Medical Malpractice Claim for Foreign Object Having No Therapeutic or Diagnostic Effect Being Left in Patient's Body
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2 years can extended for one year from date of discovery, for max of 10 years
(means either minimum of one year for discovery, or S/L runs one year after discovery) |
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Medical Malpractice with Discovery Impeded by Fraud/Concealment/Intentional Misrepresentation
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2 years can extended for one year from date of discovery, for max of 10 years
(means either minimum of one year for discovery, or S/L runs one year after discovery) |
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Injury to Property
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5 years
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Action by Parent to recover Minor's Medical Expenses and Loss of Services
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5 years
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Medical Malpractice--Minors (including wrongful death)
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2 years from date of last act/omission, but if minor is less than 8 years old at time of occurrence, then by 10th birthday
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Wrongful Death
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2 years after death.
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Bond of any Fiduciaries OR Actions Against Fiduciaries or Sureties
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10 Years from when account is confirmed or return date of any execution
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Defamation/Libel/Slander
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1 year (no continuing tort exception)
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Defective/unsafe conditions of improvement to real property, including wrongful death
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5 Years from performance of services and construction (Statute of Repose)
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Emotional Distress
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2 years
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Damages for Fraud
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2 years from date discovered (or should-have-been discovered)
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Injury to Property
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5 Years
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Conversion
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5 Years
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TM Infringement
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2 years
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Title 42 actions
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2 years
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False Advertising
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2 years
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False Imprisonment
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2 years
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Malicious Prosecution
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2 years
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Unauthorized Use of Name of Likeness
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5 years
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All other personal actions
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2 years
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Written K
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5 Years
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Unwritten K
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3 years
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Partnership/Joint Venture/Merchant v. Merchant
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5 years from cessation of dealings
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UCC contract of sale
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4 years (can be reduced in writing to no less than 1 year)
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Legal Malpractice
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Contract Claim: 5 years if written, 3 if oral
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Choice of Law Provisions
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Shorter of Foreign S/L or VA S/L
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UCC Notes
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6 years
If a demand note, S/L starts on demand, but if no demand is made, action is barred if no payment has been made for 10 years |
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Reinstatement/Wrongful Discharge
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3 years, or if written K, 5 years
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Inverse Condemnation
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3 years
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