Legal Opinion
Martin Griffin and Denise Griffin v. Garratt-Callahan Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 18, 1996No. 499, Docket 95-7430PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALABRESI, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs Martin and Denise Griffin appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (I. Leo Glasser, District Judge), granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Garratt-Callahan Company (Garratt-Callahan). The District Court concluded that the plaintiffs’ claims were time-barred because New York’s statute of limitations for injuries arising from exposure to toxic substances, N.Y.Civ.Prac.L. & R. 214-c, affords potential plaintiffs three years from the date of discovery of the injury, and Mr. Griffin…
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