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45 U.S.C. § 56 — Actions; limitation; concurrent jurisdiction of courts

submitted 118 years ago by ch. 149 to r/title-45-RAILROADS · 94 words · no verdicts yet

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This law sets a three-year deadline to sue under this chapter. The lawsuit can be filed where the defendant lives, where the harm occurred, or does business. Federal and state courts can both hear these cases.

This section sets a time limit and venue rules for lawsuits under this chapter. No lawsuit under this chapter can go forward unless it's started within three years from the day the cause of action accrued (arose). Such a lawsuit can be brought in a U.S. district court in any of three places: the district where the defendant resides, the district where the cause of action arose, or the district where the defendant was doing business when the lawsuit was filed. Federal courts have jurisdiction over these cases, but that jurisdiction is concurrent with (shared with) the courts of the individual states, meaning a lawsuit can also be filed in state court.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

No action shall be maintained under this chapter unless commenced within three years from the day the cause of action accrued.

Under this chapter an action may be brought in a district court of the United States, in the district of the residence of the defendant, or in which the cause of action arose, or in which the defendant shall be doing business at the time of commencing such action. The jurisdiction of the courts of the United States under this chapter shall be concurrent with that of the courts of the several States.

Source credit: (Apr. 22, 1908, ch. 149, § 6, 35 Stat. 66; Apr. 5, 1910, ch. 143, § 1, 36 Stat. 291; Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 291, 36 Stat. 1167; Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 685, § 2, 53 Stat. 1404; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 18, 62 Stat. 989.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1908Enacted · Act of Apr. 22, 1908, ch. 149 · 35 Stat. 66
  • 1910Amended · Act of Apr. 5, 1910, ch. 143 · 36 Stat. 291
  • 1911Amended · Act of Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231 · 36 Stat. 1167
  • 1939Amended · Act of Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 685 · 53 Stat. 1404
  • 1948Amended · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 646 · 62 Stat. 989

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 149 on 1908-04-22.

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