What is the limitation period for a defamation claim based on defamation?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Truong v. Nguyen, G052988 (Cal. App. 2017):
Section 340(c) provides the statutory limitations period for claims based on defamation, specifying a limitation of "one year" for "[a]n action for libel [or] slander."3 And when a defamatory statement is published in a book or newspaper, the limitations period begins to run from the date of publication, without regard to when the plaintiff becomes aware of the publication. (Shively v. Bozanich, supra, 31 Cal.4th at pp. 1247, 1251.)
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