California Statute of Limitation
Statute of Limitations for Product Liability
What is the Statute of Limitations for filing product liability lawsuits in California?
In California, the statute of limitations in products liability cases is one year. Cal Code Civ Proc § 340. The time starts running when the plaintiff knows of the injury and is suspicion of wrongdoing. The existence of such knowledge is a factual determination for the jury to decide. A jury makes this determination using the following factors (1) knowledge of the injury, and (2) knowledge of facts creating, or which in a reasonable person would create, a suspicion of negligence on the part of someone. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v Superior Court (1995, 4th Dist) 32 Cal App 4th 959, 38 Cal Rptr 2d 298. If you do not file a lawsuit within this time, you cannot sue...
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