Legal Opinion
Ross v. Louise Wise Services, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 3, 2007PublishedCited by 254 opinions
POINTS OF COUNSEL
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Kaye.
Plaintiffs, adoptive parents Arthur Ross and Barbara Ross, have asserted three causes of action against Louise Wise Services: wrongful adoption/fraud; negligence and breach of fiduciary duty; and intentional infliction of emotional distress. On defendants’ motion for summary judgment, we conclude that, while plaintiffs may seek compensatory damages, punitive damages are not available for the first claim in this case, and statutes of limitations bar the second and third claims.
Facts
In 1960 plaintiffs applied to Louise Wise (the Agency) for assistance in…
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