In Maryland, for most civil actions you have a period of three years after the act which caused you the harm to file a lawsuit. A court may grant a declaratory judgment or decree in a civil case, if it will serve to terminate the uncertainty or controversy giving rise to the proceeding.See D.C. Code § 12301 (Lexis Advance through May 2, 2024.) ""Declaratory judgment actions are subject to a fouryear statute of limitations. B. Statute of Limitations. Ordinarily, in a declaratory judgment action the court "must declare the rights of the parties in light of the issues raised. Co., 250 Md. 406, 416 (1968)). Court of Appeals of Georgia construe the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201 et seq. Courts have traditionally held that an insurance company has no right to intervene in the liability action against the insured to seek a coverage determination. Developments in the Law-Statutes of Limitations, 63 HARV. L. A motion under this subdivision (b) does not affect the finality of a judgment or suspend its operation.
