California Court of Appeal

In a claims of sexual abuse brought against defendant-Catholic Bishop for abuse suffered in the 1970's by plaintiff who were then children, dismissal of complaint is reversed where: 1) prior limitations periods did not extinguish claims that had not accrued while those limitations were in effect; and 2) the timeliness of the complaint was to be measured by the statute in effect at the time the complaint was filed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/10/2009
• Published 02/10/2009

Judges

• RIVERA, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Irwin M. Zalkin, Michael H. Zimmer, Devin M. Storey, Michael J. Kinslow, Zalkin & Zimmer, LLP, San Diego, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephen A. McFeely, Tami S. Smason, Courtney R. Henning, Foley & Lardner LLP, Los Angeles, for Respondent.