Truth in Lending: 12.2.4.7 Selected Scenarios Where Courts Address Tolling TILA’s Limitations Periods
While it is not difficult to categorize the legal doctrines that excuse the late filing of a complaint, it is impossible to provide a comprehensive or definitive list of facts that trigger those doctrines. This subsection provides a sample of scenarios where courts have addressed a late TILA claim and provided a clear statement of the grounds for granting or denying a request for tolling. Many other decisions are not amenable to this type of list because they provide multiple grounds for a decision or are too general.