Opinion ID: 222047
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Heading: The Continuing Tort Doctrine

Text: A cause of action for a continuing tort does not accrue until the defendant's act ceases. Upjohn Co. v. Freeman, 885 S.W.2d 538, 542 (Tex.App.1994). Yet, as the district court made clear in its discussion of this case, the doctrine applies only so long as the plaintiff is unaware of the effect the drug is having on him. Id. at 542; see also Allgood v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 80 F.3d 168, 170 (5th Cir. 1996) (Texas has limited its application to cases where the causal relation between action and injury remained unknown to the plaintiff.) (citing Upjohn Co. ). Because Gazal became aware of the effect of Mirapex more than two years before he filed suit, the continuing tort doctrine does not save his claim.