Legal Question in Personal Injury in Illinois

statute of limitation for libel

How do you apply the one year statute of limitation on libelous letters when it was written under a fictitious name? Would the court reasonably consider as the ''start date'' when I was able to obtain a positive match to the true identity of the libeler ( using a forensic handwriting analysis report)?


Asked on 7/15/08, 11:02 pm

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Re: statute of limitation for libel

under the concept of fraudulent concealment, the court would probably rule in your favor.

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Answered on 7/16/08, 7:50 am


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