GirlChat #389527
Be careful about changing statutes of limitations
Posted by d on 2007-April-01 00:44:18 EDT, Sunday
In reply to Ping: alistaircato and ALL NEW POSTERS posted by Baldur on 2007-March-31 07:30:53 EDT, Saturday
There may not be any such thing as "fully resolved in a court of law."
If you went to jail for something 30 years ago, you may think you are safe from a lawsuit since the statutes of limitations have expired. Technically, this makes the issue "fully resolved."
However, after the Catholic Priest scandals many states retroactively removed the statute of limitations on lawsuits. In the future, other states may do the same.
So, unless you've been sued by every party that can possibly sue you even if time-limits were retroactively extended, or had such suits permanently barred, you can't claim it's "fully resolved."
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- Re: - hayaku on 2007-April-01 09:01:40 EDT, Sunday - (2 / 0 / 1)
- Yes, but no Rule of Law in the USA - Baldur on 2007-April-01 15:56:15 EDT, Sunday - (2 / 0 / 0)