Tortious Interference Claim Highlights Statute of Limitations Challenge
When does the statute of limitations start to run on a tortious interference with contract claim when the breach occurred somewhere on a spectrum of increasingly breach-like behavior?
Chavez v. Occidental Chem. Corp.: A Banana Flavored Toll House Recipe
In an opinion with significant ramifications for the plaintiffs' bar, the New York Court of Appeals yesterday recognized the tolling of statutes of limitation for absent class members stemming from class actions filed in other jurisdictions. The court also held that such tolling ceases as soon as the out-of-state class action is dismissed for any reason – including non-merits dismissals.