When does the Statute of Limitations Begin to Run?

Posted on April 9, 2007 by David Austin

An appeal was recently filed in a case where a lower court ruled that the time limit on a person's benzene claim began running when the person was first exposed to benzene.  Wow.  Well this is one big problem with exposure lawsuits.  The question I have is how can person bring a lawsuit for an injury they don't know they have yet. One idea (which is not new) is to allow the time period to start running when the person first learned that the benzene exposure was linked to their aplastic anemia, MDS (Myleodysplastic Syndrome) or AML.

See this link for more on the story of this person who is appealing to the US Supreme Court over this lower court decision.

http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/1175937607192090.xml&coll=3

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