statute
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In that case, Judge Molly Silfen determined that while Congress “may not have anticipated a disaster declaration lasting more than three years, the statute’s express text nevertheless applies.”
State officials will now have to reconcile the two statutes.
From Los Angeles Times
In Texas, the statute of limitations for medical malpractice claims is generally two years from the date the malpractice occurred.
Broadband Telecom, one of Brahmbhatt’s companies, had its utility status suspended by Pennsylvania in 2017 after a commission review “showed an unacceptable history of compliance with Commission statutes and regulations.”
Under French law, alleged assaults that took place before 1993 come under the country's statute of limitations, so no prosecutions for them would be possible.
From BBC
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