Legal Opinion
William A. Graham Co. v. Haughey
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 5, 2009No. 08-2007, 08-2111PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOYITER, Circuit Judge.
We face an issue of first impression for this court — whether the discovery rule or the injury rule governs the accrual of claims under the Copyright Act, which has a three-year statute of limitations for civil actions, 17 U.S.C. § 507(b).
Under the injury rule, a claim accrues, and the statute of limitations begins to run, when the plaintiff suffers a legally cognizable injury. Therefore, if the injury rule applies in this case, appellant/crossappellee William A. Graham Company (“Graham”) cannot recover on its claims that appellees/cross-appellants…
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