ELVIA E. STAVROPOULOS v. SUPERIOR COURT OF THE LOS
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Malicious prosecution actions are subject to two-year limitations period set forth in Code of Civil Procedure Sec. 335.1, which applies to [a]n action for assault, battery, or injury to, or for the death of, an individual caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another, rather than to one-year limitation period set forth in Sec. 340(c), which applies to various specified tort actions, not including malicious prosecution It being the clear intent of the Legislature to apply the two-year statute to any tort not specifically subject to a different limit.
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