Just got back an arbitration award in favor of the Defendant (my client) in a collection case. This was a case that frankly, I was not confident I was going to win. The panel agreed with my argument that the complaint was brought outside the applicable statute of limitations, which in this case was a 3-year limitation under the state law applicable to the contract at issue. Attorneys often argue statutes of limitations, unclean hands, and other standard new matters as a matter of course, without a second thought. Yesterday the details mattered, and because of that my client prevailed. Sure, it’s the arbitration stage, and the collector may yet appeal, but victory is still pretty sweet.
Devil’s in the Details
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