Joseph N.A. Ryan, Jr. v. Ford Motor Company Hertz Rent-A-Car

15 F.3d 1089 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Joseph N.A. RYAN, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY; Hertz Rent-A-Car, Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-16914. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 4, 1993. Decided Jan. 25, 1994. Before: POOLE, WIGGINS, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Joseph Ryan (Ryan) appeals the district court's order granting the defendants' (Ford Motor Company and Hertz Rent A Car) motion to dismiss. Almost nine years after Ryan was involved in a traffic accident, he instituted this diversity action against Ford and Hertz, alleging products liability, negligence, fraud, deceptive trade practices, and breach of warranty. The district court ruled that the applicable statutes of limitations precluded each claim for relief and that fraudulent concealment did not toll the limitations period. We affirm. A. Statutes of Limitations 1. Products Liability & Negligence 3 The relevant…