In today’s Fraud Notes, we examine two recent appellate court decisions that highlight the role statutes of limitations play in fraud-based claims. Specifically, we explore how New York courts evaluate timeliness under CPLR 213(8), including the six-year limitations period and the two-year discovery rule, as well as the three-year limitations period governing General Business Law § 349 claims.

In today’s installment of Fraud Notes, we examine two cases involving claims of fraud: K.M. v. Ursuline School of New Rochelle and Three C, LLC v. City Settlement Serv., Inc.

Practitioners involved in quitam litigation often encounter questions concerning when the statute of limitations begins to run. Under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), the government (or relator) must file a suit not “more than 3 years after the date when facts material to the right of action are known or reasonably should have been known by the official of the United States charged with responsibility to act in the circumstances, but in no event more than 10 years after the date