Jim Beck (Drug & Device Law) and Bruce Nye (Cal Biz Lit) exchange views on an unpublished federal case in which California's liberal methods of "John Doe pleading" turned out to make the difference.
Does adoption of a novel liability theory reset the statute of limitations?
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| Isaac Gorodetski Project Manager, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute igorodetski@manhattan-institute.org |
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| Bridget Carroll Press Officer, Manhattan Institute bcarroll@manhattan-institute.org |



