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Statutes of Limitations

Reasonable statutes of limitations ensure timely filing of lawsuits while protecting defendants from stale claims.

The Problem

Extending or eliminating statutes of limitations creates new liability where it did not previously exist, setting up an unpredictable business environment with nearly limitless liability.

ATRA’s Position

Maintain reasonable statutes of limitations that balance access to justice with the need for timely resolution of disputes.

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Statute of Limitations for Contracts – S.B. 13
Reduces the statute of limitations on written and oral contracts. Shortens from eight to six years the period of limitations of actions on a contra...
Ohio
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Statute of Limitations: S.B. 358 (1994)
Establishes a 6 year statute of repose for actions against accountants, with a one year statute of limitations for causes of action which arise the la...
Wisconsin
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Statute of Limitations: S.B. 314 (1994)
Establishes a 10 year statute of repose for real property design cases, with a three year statute of limitations for causes of action which arise betw...
Wisconsin
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Statute of Limitations- H.F. 693 (1997)

Establishes a medical liability statute of limitations for minors under age 8 until the minor’s 10th birthday.

Iowa
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Statute of Limitations: SB 35 (1996)

Provides a 10 year statute of limitations for specified actions brought against public officials and municipalities

Alabama
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Statute of Limitations and Repose: HB 341 (1994)
Provides for a 13 year statute of repose for architects & engineers, meaning that architects and engineers would be immune from civil liability 13...
Alabama
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Monsanto v. Durnell
(U.S., filed March 2, 2026): Arguing that requirements for herbicide labeling should not be made case-by-case in litigation sparked by a flawed IARC ...
SCOTUS
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Cowan v. Dr. Slann et.al.
(N.D., filed February 23, 2026): Arguing that reasonable limits on medical liability improve the health care system for doctors and patients and Nort...
North Dakota
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Oregon Local Legal Services Advertising 2021-2025
Trial lawyers and aggregators increasingly spend large sums of money on television, digital,and print advertising to recruit new clients. In 2025, it...
Oregon
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The Junk Science Playbook
The Machine That Sparks and Supports Mass Tort LitigationIntroduction and Executive SummaryMass tort litigation is a sprawling, profit-driven...
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Bio-Lab, Inc. v. Fannie Tartt et al.
(GA, filed January 20, 2026): Arguing that traditional tort law and persuasive decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court and numerous state high courts do ...
Georgia
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Sanctionable: The unsupported, exaggerated, and suspicious claims plaguing our nation’s courts
There is growing concern that many lawsuits filed in our nation’s courts are unsupported, involve manufactured or exaggerated injuries, or stem from ...
California, Florida, Louisiana, New York, Pennsylvania
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Lyon v. Riverside Methodist Hospital et. al.
(OH., filed October 7, 2025): Arguing that the Court should review the lower court’s decision because the Court should comprehensively address the co...
Ohio
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Atlas Turner, Inc. v. Welch
(U.S., filed September 22, 2025): Arguing the Court should review the use of receiverships by the South Carolina asbestos court.  The receivership pr...
SCOTUS
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Letter to House Judiciary Committee re: Protection of Lawful Commerce in Stone Slab Products Act
This letter was submitted on behalf of the American Tort Reform Association to express our support for H.R. 5437, the “Protection of Lawful Commerce ...
California
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Letter to DOJ re: RFI on State Laws Having Significant Adverse Effects on the National Economy or Interstate Commerce
Re: Request for Information on State Laws Having Significant Adverse Effects on the National Economy or Significant Adverse Effects on Interstate Com...
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