Legal Opinion
Zumpano v. Quinn
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 21, 2006PublishedCited by 215 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ciparick, J.
In recent years, countless priests have been accused of impermissibly touching and sexually exploiting young people entrusted to their care, resulting in a plethora of claims seeking compensation for the injuries caused by these deplorable acts. Regrettably, many of these claims are time-barred, and absent relief from the Legislature will remain unredressed. Two such cases are before us today.
At the outset, we note that these cases present only the legal question whether equitable estoppel applies to toll the statutes of limitations for plaintiffs’ claims. The…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- General Stencils, Inc. v. ChiappaNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
- Gleason v. SpotaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Doe v. Roman Catholic Archbishop of DetroitMichigan Court of Appeals · 2005
- Baselice v. Franciscan Friars Assumption BVM Province, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
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3Cited by215 opinions
- Corsello v. Verizon New York, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2012
- IDT Corp. v. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 2009
- Norman Redwing v. Catholic Bishop for the Diocese of MemphisTennessee Supreme Court · 2012
- Ross v. Louise Wise Services, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2007
- Doe v. Archdiocese of CincinnatiOhio Supreme Court · 2006
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