State Ex Rel. Schones v. Town of Canute

OPALA, Justice,

with whom SIMMS, J., joins insofar as this writing concludes that there is a statutory time bar for a qui tam action, dissenting.

In Okl. City Municipal Improvement Authority v. H.T.B., Inc.1 [H.T.B.], the court reaffirmed its commitment to the aberrational notion that, unless expressly included, political subdivisions — much like the State itself2 — stand exempt from the purview of statutes that limit the time to bring personal actions.3 Today’s pronouncement extends this doctrine a step further by holding that it also benefits those who bring a qui tam4 claim on behalf of…