What is equitable tolling for a plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Perez v. Beard, CASE NO. 1:14-cv-01723-MJS (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2015):
Under California law, equitable tolling applies where "an injured person has several legal remedies and, reasonably and in good faith, pursues one." Elkins v. Derby, 525 P.2d 81, 84 (Cal. 1974). Thus, it may apply where one action "stands to lessen the harm that is the subject of a potential second action; where administrative remedies must be exhausted before a second action can proceed; or where a first action,
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