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Four Year Statute of Limitations for All Post 1990 Federal Laws
Loaded on May 15, 2007
In 1990, Congress passed a "catchall" four-year statute of limitations for
Filed under:
Civil Procedure,
Limitations,
Americans with Disabilities Act,
All Writs Act,
Federal Tort Claims Act,
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,
Fair Labor Standards Act,
RICO,
Religious Freedom Restoration Act,
Freedom of Information Act,
1964 Civil Rights Act,
Title IX,
Privacy Act,
Voting Rights Act,
Jury Service and Selection Act,
Equal Access to Justice Act,
Gender Motivated Violence Act,
ERISA,
American Indian Religious Freedom Act,
Tax Injunction Act,
Violence Against Women Act,
RLUIPA,
Public Health Services Act,
False Claims Act,
Fair Housing Act,
Federal Housing Act,
Title VII,
Energy Conservation and Production Act,
HIPAA,
Lanham Trademark Act,
National Environmental Policy Act,
ADEA,
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act,
Alien Tort Claims Act,
Alien Tort Statute (Federal),
Torture Victims Act,
Health Care Quality Improvement Act,
Federal Extradition Act,
Clean Water Act,
USERRA.
Location:
Illinois.
actions arising under federal statutes enacted after December 1, 1990.
This claim, which arose under the 1991 amendment to 42 U.S.C. § 1981, is
governed by that statute.
Note: The catchall statute does not apply to ADA claims because …
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