Hunter Innovations v. Travelers Indem. Co. of Ct.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

T.S. ELLIS, III, District Judge.

At issue in this diversity action is whether plaintiffs claim for breach of contract is barred by the statute of limitations. Ordinarily, a federal court in Virginia must apply Virginia’s statute of limitations to state law claims in diversity actions. Yet, pursuant to Virginia’s “borrowing statute,” 1 a breach-of:contract claim is governed by the statute of limitations of another state if that state’s law governs the contract and its statute of limitations is more restrictive than Virginia’s. For the reasons that follow, this case fits…