Legal Opinion
Brothers v. Florence
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 19, 2000PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Levine, J.
On September 4, 1996, the Governor signed into law a statute amending CPLR 214 (6) to shorten the limitations period in nonmedical malpractice claims to three years “regardless of whether the underlying theory is based in contract or tort” (CPLR 214 [6], as amended by L 1996, ch 623). The amendment was to “take effect immediately’ (L 1996, ch 623, § 2). In each of these appeals, the malpractice actions were brought under a contract theory of recovery upon claims which accrued prior to the effective date of the amendment but were not interposed until after that…
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