Tolling

The Discovery Rule provides that the Statute of Limitations is “tolled” for certain actions where there is nothing to put the plaintiff on notice of any probable or even possible injury. Windham v. Florida Dept. of Transp., 476 So.2d 735, 738 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985), citing City of Miami v. Brooks, 70 So.2d 306 (Fla. 1954).

Tolling extends the period of time in which an act must take place. For example:


 * [T]he statute of limitations commenced running when the appellants were aware of the stillbirth on April 1, 1988. On February 12, 1990, 47 days prior to the running of the limitations period, the appellants tolled the statute 90 days by filing a notice of intent to initiate medical malpractice litigation pursuant to section 766.104, Florida Statutes. Thereafter, the appellants were entitled to file suit within 90 days plus the greater of either the remainder of the statute of limitations (47 days) or 60 days. Since there were fewer than 60 days remaining on the statute of limitations when the notice of intent letters were mailed, the appellants had 150 days (90 plus 60) from February 12, 1990, or until July 12, 1990, to file suit.

Tanner v. Hartog, 618 So. 2d 177, 183 (Fla. 1993)