§ 31-5.1-15 - Limitation of action. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 31-5.1-15

   § 31-5.1-15  Limitation of action. –Actions arising out of any provision of this chapter shall be commenced withinfour (4) years next after the cause of action accrues. If a person liable underthis chapter conceals the cause of action from the knowledge of the personentitled to bring it, the period prior to the discovery of his or her cause ofaction by the person so entitled shall be excluded in determining the timelimited for the commencement of the action. If a cause of action accrues duringthe pendency of any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding against aperson brought by the United States, or any of its agencies, under theanti-trust laws, the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 41 et seq.,or any other federal act or the laws of the state related to anti-trust laws orto franchising, that action may be commenced within one year after the finaldisposition of that civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding.