SELYA, Circuit Judge.
A leading lexicographer defines a statute of limitations as "a statute establishing a time limit for suing in a civil case, based on the date when the claim accrued (as when the injury occurred or was discovered)." Black's Law Dictionary 1546 (9th ed.2009). The main reason for establishing a limitations period is to ensure the diligent presentation of known claims by promoting the "elimination of stale claims, and certainty about a plaintiff...
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