27 Cited authorities

  1. Gabelli v. Sec. & Exch. Comm'n

    568 U.S. 442 (2013)   Cited 314 times   96 Legal Analyses
    Holding that statute of limitations for SEC enforcement actions begins when fraudulent action occurs
  2. McCoy v. Feinman

    99 N.Y.2d 295 (N.Y. 2002)   Cited 703 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Finding a stipulation of settlement is "generally binding on parties that have legal capacity to negotiate"
  3. Ely-Cruikshank Co. v. Bank

    81 N.Y.2d 399 (N.Y. 1993)   Cited 491 times
    Holding that the statute of limitations accrues from time of breach
  4. Poffenberger v. Risser

    290 Md. 631 (Md. 1981)   Cited 393 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, under the discovery rule, "the cause of action accrues when the claimant in fact knew or reasonably should have known of the wrong."
  5. April Enterprises, Inc. v. KTTV

    147 Cal.App.3d 805 (Cal. Ct. App. 1983)   Cited 357 times
    Holding that a party can be liable in tort for actions authorized by the contract
  6. Ackerman v. Price Waterhouse

    84 N.Y.2d 535 (N.Y. 1994)   Cited 227 times
    Accounting malpractice tort action
  7. Hahn Auto. Warehouse, Inc. v. Am. Zurich Ins. Co.

    2012 N.Y. Slip Op. 2344 (N.Y. 2012)   Cited 132 times
    Assuming there is a right to payment when the party has the contractual right to, and does, demand unconditional payment
  8. Duffy v. Horton Mem. Hosp

    66 N.Y.2d 473 (N.Y. 1985)   Cited 179 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Noting that, ordinarily, the statute of limitations would apply to claims asserted against newly added parties who have "been a complete stranger to the suit up to the point of the requested amendment," but acknowledging that permitting the amendment to relate back to that defendant would not be at odds with the policies underlying the statute of limitations where "within the statutory period, . . . defendant is fully aware that a claim is being made against him with respect to the transaction or occurrence involved in the suit"
  9. Victorson v. Bock Laundry

    37 N.Y.2d 395 (N.Y. 1975)   Cited 203 times
    Holding that three-year statute of limitations applies to actions for strict products liability
  10. Rodrigue v. Olin Employees Credit Union

    406 F.3d 434 (7th Cir. 2005)   Cited 84 times
    In Rodrigue v. Olin Employees Credit Union, 406 F.3d 434 (7th Cir. 2005), a doctor's assistant, Wiltshire, stole 269 insurance-reimbursement checks issued to her employer, Rodrigue, over seven years, fraudulently endorsing the checks to herself.
  11. Section 12-301 - Limitation of time for bringing actions

    D.C. Code § 12-301   Cited 903 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Imposing a three-year statute of limitations on actions "for the recovery of personal property"
  12. Section 8106 - Actions subject to 3-year limitation

    Del. Code tit. 10 § 8106   Cited 839 times   12 Legal Analyses
    Specifying causes of action subject to 3-year statute of limitations as including "action to recover damages caused by an injury unaccompanied with force or resulting indirectly from the act of the defendant"
  13. Section 5-101 - Three-year limitation in general

    Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 5-101   Cited 730 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Prescribing general three-year statute of limitations for civil claims