Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

The relations back doctrine only applies to a lawsuit already filed and if the statute of limitations has expired on any of the causes of action, it is too late to file a lawsuit containing those causes of action. In addition, if you settle, most likely, you will be required to sign an agreement agreeing to waive any and all claims against the parties to the agreement including all claims whether known or unknown.

Why not just make it clear that that particular cause of action does not apply to the company to which the statute of limitations has already expired? That is done all the time. You can sue multiple parties for different things, so you don't have to include the party against which the SOL expired in those two causes of action.

I don't see anybody or any company in its right mind willingly agreeing to extend a statute of limitations, but you can try. If the claim were against you, would you voluntarily agree to open yourself up to more potential liability?

I agree with Ms. Karila. Parties can agree to toll the limitations period (in other words, to make the clock stop ticking) before it expires, but not after.

You sue now, before the statute of limitations runs. You are not allowed to split your causes of action, and sue a defendant for some things now, and other things later. Any attorney that tells you that you can do this is wasting your time.