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80 Cornell L. Rev. 695 (1994-1995)
When Does the Clock Start Ticking?: Applying the Statute of Limitations in Asbestos Property Damage Actions

handle is hein.journals/clqv80 and id is 739 raw text is: WHEN DOES THE CLOCK START TICKING?: APPLYING THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS IN ASBESTOS PROPERTY DAMAGE ACTIONS Introduction ................................................... 696 I. Theories of Liability and the Accrual of the Cause of Action .................................................. 699 A. A Sketch of the Asbestos Property Damage Action.. 699 B. Accrual of the Tort Cause of Action ................ 704 1. Date of Injury Rule ............................. 705 2. Discovery Rule .................................. 708 a. Knowledge of Contamination Starts the Clock Ticking .............................. 709 b. Knowledge of the Presence of Friable Asbestos Plus General Awareness of the Dangers of Asbestos Starts the Clock Ticking .......... * ......................... 710 c. Knowledge of the Presence of Asbestos and Awareness of Its Dangers Starts the Clock Ticking ..................................... 712 d. Cause of Action Accrues upon Awareness of Dangers of Asbestos in Buildings ........... 713 3. Missouri's Particularized Common Law Rule for Asbestos Property Damage Actions .............. 715 C. Accrual of the Breach of Warranty Cause of Action. 716 1. Asbestos Property Damage and Warranty Claims: Difficulties on the Merits ....................... 717 2. The Statute of Limitations Forecloses Most Warranty Causes of Action ...................... 717 D. The Restitution Cause of Action: Solving the Time- Bar Problem, But Wrong on the Merits ............. 719 1. Restitution Cause of Action Avoids the Statute of Limitations .................................. 719 2. Restitution Should Not be Available for Property Damage Caused by a Defective Product ......... 720 E. Nuisance: Solving the Time-Bar Problem, But Again, Wrong on the Merits ........................ 722 F. Allegations of Fraud: Tolling the Statute of Lim itations ......................................... 723 II. The Role of State Legislation and Sovereign Immunity . 725 A. Special Asbestos Legislation ......................... 725 1. Statutes that Expand the Limitations Period .... 725 695

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