North Dakota Code 26.1-26.8-22 – Statute of limitations
After the effective date of this Act, a civil action for the recovery of damages resulting from negligence or breach of contract brought against any person licensed under this chapter by any person claiming to have been injured as a result of the providing of public adjusting services or the failure to provide public adjusting services of a licensee may not be commenced in this state unless the action is commenced on or before the earlier of:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 26.1-26.8-22
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
1. Two years from the date the alleged act, omission, or neglect is discovered or should have been discovered by exercise of reasonable diligence; or
2. Six years after performance of the service for which the claim for relief arises, unless discovery was prevented by the fraudulent conduct of the licensee.