Legal term
Tolling Agreement
Updated Jul 19, 20262 sources
In a sentence
A contract that pauses the statute-of-limitations clock on a claim without filing a lawsuit. Firms use tolling agreements to hold large claim inventories unfiled — legally alive but not yet on any court's docket.
It is a court-recognized, routine practice.
For claimants the practical point is simple: a signed retainer is not the same thing as a filed lawsuit — and you have the right to ask your firm exactly where your claim sits: filed, tolled, or in a registry.
