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Tort Law Supreme Court Slip Opinion

by Agati, Taryn

 

SC20420 - Doe v. Rackliffe ("The sole issue in this appeal is whether the extended statute of limitations in General Statutes § 52-577d applies to negligence claims for personal injuries brought against the alleged perpetrator of a sexual assault. The seven plaintiffs in these six consolidated cases appeal from the decision of the trial court rendering summary judgment in favor of the defendant, William J. Forbes, as executor of the estate of Robert Rackliffe, on the ground that the plaintiffs' negligence claims were time barred. The plaintiffs, each of whom were minors at the time of the alleged assaults, contend that the trial court improperly applied the general negligence statute of limitations in General Statutes § 52-584 to their claims alleging medical negligence and negligent infliction of emotional distress instead of the extended limitation period set forth in § 52-577d. We disagree and, accordingly, affirm the judgment of the trial court.")