Doe v. Roman Catholic Archbishop etc.

Opinion

HOFFSTADT, J.

A monsignor in the Catholic church allegedly molested two teenage boys in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s; while doing so, he allegedly lavished them with meals, clothes, travel and money. The victims, now both men in their 50’s, sued the archdiocese for damages in 2014. Insurance Code section 11583 tolls the statute of limitations period once a “person” makes an “advance payment or partial payment of damages” unless he notifies the recipient of the applicable statute of limitations period or until the recipient hires a lawyer. (§ 11583.) Did the monsignor’s…