Legal Opinion

Clark v. Edison

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided July 25, 2012No. Civil Action No. 09-40040-FDSPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS TO LIMIT OR EXCLUDE EXPERT TESTIMONY

SAYLOR, District Judge.

This is a civil lawsuit for assault and battery arising from childhood sexual abuse. The abuse is alleged to have occurred between 35 and 38 years ago. Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship.

Plaintiff Timothy Clark alleges that between 1974 and 1977, when he was between the ages of 10 and 14, he was repeatedly sexually abused by defendant Richard Edison. Clark contends that he did not recall the abuse until May 2008, when he suddenly recovered memories of it while visiting his mother’s…

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