评美国“发现能力测试规则”在潜在人身损害赔偿纠纷中的应用

Brief Review of the Application of ‘the Discoverability Test’ in the Dispute of Compensation for Latent Personal Injury in United States

潜在人身损害是人身伤害中比较特殊的一种类型。由于潜在人身损害的隐蔽性和伤势发展的缓慢性,如何选择潜在人身损害赔偿诉讼时效起算点确定规则一直困扰着司法实践工作者。是从侵权行为实施时或者伤害发生时,还是伤害第一次能够被发现时开始计算?考察美国的立法和司法判例,可以发现在确定诉讼时效何时起算的问题上,"发现能力测试规则"公正而灵敏。

Latent personal injury is a rather special type of personal injury. As a result of the hidden nature and condition of slow development of latent personal injury, the question that how to design the principles of starting point of the limitation of action for the compensation for latent personal injuries have been confusing judicial workers. From the time of infringement or the occurring time of injury, or the first time the damage can be found？ Stones from other hills may serve to polish jade. After studying the legislative and judicial precedents of United States, we can learn determining the time when the date of issue, ＇the discoverability test＇ is fair and sensitive