Potts v. Celotex Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
1 state decisions
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (Class Action Fairness Act of 2005)
Relies on Ragan v. Merchants Transfer & WareHouse Co. · Teeters v. Currey · McCroskey v. Bryant Air Conditioning Company · Foster v. Harris · National Cordova Corp. v. City of Memphis
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“(a) Actions ... for injuries to the person ... shall be commenced within one (1) year after cause of action accrued. (b) For the purpose of this section, insofar as products liability cases are concerned, the cause of action for injury to the person shall accrue on the date of the personal injury, not the date of the negligence or the sale of a product, and in said products liability cases no person shall be deprived of his right to maintain his cause of action until one (1) year from the date of his injury, and under no circumstances shall his cause of action be barred before he sustains an injury.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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