Green v. A.P.C.

We are asked in this case to decide if distinct statutory limitations periods apply to putatively separate and distinct injuries arising from exposure to toxic products. We reaffirm the basic rule that for purposes of the statute of limitations a cause of action claiming harm from exposure to a toxic product accrues when the plaintiff knew or should have known the essential elements of the claim. As to the harm element of a claim, the plaintiffs action accrues ordinarily upon awareness of some appreciable injury caused by the exposure to the defendant’s toxic product even if the full extent…