What is the statute of limitations for an invasion of privacy claim?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Mireskandari v. Associated Newspapers Ltd., B262942 (Cal. App. 2016):

Thus, the statute of limitations begins to run " 'when the plaintiff suspects or should suspect that [his] injury was caused by wrongdoing, that someone has done something wrong to [him]. . . . [T]he limitations period begins once the plaintiff " ' "has notice or information of circumstances to put a reasonable person on inquiry . . . ." ' " . . . A plaintiff need not be aware of the specific "facts" necessary to establish the claim; that is a process contemplated by pretrial discovery. Once the plaintiff has a suspicion of wrongdoing, and therefore an incentive to sue, [he] must decide whether to file suit or sit on [his] rights. So long as a suspicion exists, it is clear that the plaintiff must go find the facts; [he] cannot wait for the facts to find [him].' [Citation.]" (Goldrich v. Natural Y Surgical Specialties, Inc. (1994) 25 Cal.App.4th 772, 779; see also Cain v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. (1976) 62 Cal.App.3d 310, 314-315 [discovery rule applies to cause of action for invasion of privacy].)

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