Thompson v. ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF WASHINGTON

MEMORANDUM OPINION

SUE L. ROBINSON, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

The above captioned cases were filed in the Superior Court of the State of Delaware following enactment of the Delaware Child Victim’s Act of 2007, 10 Del. C. § 8145, in which legislation opened a window of opportunity for litigants to assert claims involving alleged sexual abuse of children which occurred decades ago and otherwise would have been barred by Delaware’s statute of limitations. 1 The cases at bar do not involve citizens of Delaware; rather, they involve alleged instances of sexual abuse of non-resident children by…