Focus (Forum & Focus)
Jan. 24, 2008
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Focus Column - By Paul V. Carelli IV - An amendment to the Tort Reform Act has implications for anyone considering filing a sexual-abuse claim.
By Paul V. Carelli IV
This article appears on Page 7.
In 2002, the California Legislature opened a one-year window permitting plaintiffs who had suffered childhood sexual abuse to file negligence suits against entity defendants, even if the statute of limitations had long since passed. Code of Civil Procedure Section 340.1, subdivision (c). This legislation arose from the aftermath of the problems involving the...
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