Officer’s DPPA Claims Barred By Statute Of Limitations, 11th Circuit Affirms

Mealey's (January 12, 2017, 1:13 PM EST) -- MIAMI — A former law enforcement officer’s privacy claims under the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) and related civil rights claims were properly dismissed as barred by the statute of limitations, an 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Jan. 9, finding that the claims accrued on the date that the purported violations occurred (Shaun Foudy, et al. v. Indian River County Sheriff’s Office, et al., No. 15-14646, 15-14659 and 15-15015, 11th Cir.; 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 369)...