U.S. Supreme Court,
Civil Litigation
Jun. 13, 2018
Ruling will prevent an ‘infinite’ statute of limitations
On Monday, the Supreme Court revisited the “American Pipe tolling” rule and, resolving a split among the federal circuits, said the tolling did not extend to a later filed class action.
Jeremy K. Robinson
Partner, Casey, Gerry, Schenk, Francavilla, Blatt & Penfield LLP
110 Laurel St
San Diego , California 92101-1486
Phone: (619) 238-1811
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Email: jrobinson@cglaw.com
Jeremy is chair of the firm's Motion and Appellate Practice.
OCTOBER 2017 TERM
More than 40 years ago, in American Pipe & Construction Co. v. Utah, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a putative class action in which class certification was denied nevertheless tolled the statute of limitations for any member of the class who wanted to intervene in the foundered class case. Roughly a decade later, in Crown, Cork & Seal v. Parker, the high court...
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