Washington Supreme Court July 14, 2016, No. 91263-7 (State v. LG Electronics, Inc.)

González, J.

¶1 Plaintiffs must file their lawsuits before the applicable statute of limitations runs or their suits will be dismissed as untimely. Historically, sovereigns were not subject to statutes of limitations without their explicit consent. Washington State has consented to some statutes of limitations but not to others.