This federal appeals court case clarifies how statutes of limitations work in education disputes. The court ruled that a two-year filing deadline is measured from when someone reasonably discovers a problem, not from when it technically occurred. For construction subcontractors, this reinforces that claim deadlines are based on discovery of harm, not the date of the underlying breach, and that courts retain broad power to award remedies for timely-filed claims.
File claims within two years of discovering the problem, not from when the problem started—this gives you more time if you didn't immediately know about a breach