Legal Opinion
Shepherd v. Hunterdon Developmental Center
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided August 7, 2002PublishedCited by 151 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
VERNIERO, J.
This case arises under the Law Against Discrimination, N.J.S.A 10:5-1 to -49(LAD). The primary issue is whether plaintiffs’ claims are barred by the two-year statute of limitations. To resolve that question, the Court is called on to consider an equitable exception to the statute of limitations known as the “continuing violation” doctrine. Under that doctrine, a plaintiff *7may pursue a claim for discriminatory conduct if he or she can demonstrate that each asserted act by a defendant is part of a pattern and at least one of those acts…
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