Legal Opinion
Lake v. Arnold
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 7, 2000No. 98-3558UnknownCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROTH, Circuit Judge:
Elizabeth Lake is mentally retarded. In 1977, at 16 years of age, she was permanently sterilized. She and her husband, *364Justin, ask in this appeal whether they can still challenge the sterilization under state and federal law by bringing claims against her father and step-mother who authorized the operation, against the doctors who performed it, and against the hospital where it was performed. Although we agree with the District Court’s decision that the Lakes’ state claims are time-barred by Pennsylvania’s two-year statute of limitations for personal…
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3Cited by130 opinions
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