8.8.7 Savings Statute.

8.8.7 Savings Statute. Another important statute under Arizona law is the savings statute, codified at A.R.S. § 12-504 . This statute allows a plaintiff to bring a claim after the limitations period has expired if certain conditions are met. First, the action must have been originally commenced within the limitations period and then subsequently “terminated in any manner other than by abatement, voluntary dismissal, dismissal for lack of prosecution or a final judgment on the merits . . . .”³⁸³ If the action is terminated by abatement, voluntary dismissal by order of the court, or dismissal for lack of prosecution, the court has discretion to allow commencement of a...