Firestone v. Temple Beth Sholom

Joyce Firestone seeks review of the final judgment entered in favor of Temple Beth Sholom, which held her claims against the Temple were filed after the statute of .limitations had expired. Under the governing law, we are required to affirm.

According to the complaint, in 1971 and 1972, while she was a minor and student at the Temple, Ms. Firestone was sexually abused by Barak Yaron, 1 a teacher employed by the Temple. Approximately forty years later, in 2013, Ms. Firestone sued the Temple under various theories, which were finally reduced to two: (1) the Temple was vicariously liable for…