Statute of Limitations
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CORNER POST v. BOARD OF GOVERNORS
July 1, 2024: In this case challenging the validity of a Federal Reserve Board regulation, the Court held that the plaintiff’s lawsuit was not barred by the overall federal statute of limitations of six years, despite the fact the allegedly illegal regulation was more than six years old. The Court held that the overall limitation… Continue reading
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COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT DAMAGES CAN EXCEED STATUTE-OF-LIMITATIONS
The federal Copyright Act includes a three-year statute-of-limitations on copyright infringement civil actions that began to expire when the plaintiff’s infringement “claim” first “accrued.” See 17 U. S. C. §507(b). In Warner Chappell Music v. Neely, decided on May 9, 2024, the Court ruled that a private plaintiff could recover damages for a copyright infringement… Continue reading
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