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Robert E. Cartwright, Jr.

Atty. Robert Cartwright has won and successfully negotiated settlements in court, and he is also one of the contributors in shaping statutes and laws that can benefit residents of California.

What is the statute of limitations?

The statute of limitations is a law that limits the amount of time a party has to bring legal action, depending on the jurisdiction and type of legal action. Hence, having a statute will allow prosecutors more time to find the perpetrator and hold them accountable for their crimes.

He has contributed to the following:

He extended the statute of limitation in injury and death cases to two years from the injury, giving the victim more time to strengthen their case. It opened a one-year window in the statute of limitations for those who had been victims of clergy sexual abuse but whose statutes had already expired. He extended the time limits to file an opposition to summary judgment from 28 to 75 days, which is a motion brought by the wrongdoer in a case typically to have one case prematurely tossed out of court before it gets to a jury.

He also submitted several bills that placed limits on pre-dispute binding arbitration, eliminating an individual’s right to a jury before their peers. Former California Governor Grey Davis signed all of these bills into law in 2002 when Atty. Cartwright served as President of California’s Consumer Attorneys and became effective in 2003, now benefiting every Californian.