Statute of Limitations

By: Derek Hawkins//April 3, 2019//

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United States Supreme Court

Case Name: Nutraceutical Corporation. v. Troy Lambert

Case No.: 17-1094

Focus: Statue of Limitations

To take an immediate appeal from a federal district court’s order granting or denying class certification, a party must first seek permission from the relevant court of appeals “within 14 days after the order is entered.” Fed. Rule Civ. Proc. 23(f ). This case poses the question whether a court of appeals may forgive on equitable tolling grounds a failure to adhere to that deadline when the opposing party objects that the appeal was untimely. The applicable rules of procedure make clear that the answer is no.

Reversed and remanded

Dissenting:

Concurring:

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Derek A Hawkins is trademark corporate counsel for Harley-Davidson. Hawkins oversees the prosecution and maintenance of the Harley-Davidson’s international trademark portfolio in emerging markets.

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