NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation Wednesday to make it easier to prosecute some sex crimes by extending the statute of limitations for second- and third-degree rape. The Democratic governor was joined by actresses Mira ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Hundreds, if not thousands of people who say they were molested as children in New York state are expected to go to court this week to sue their alleged abusers and the institutions they say failed ...

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  Last week it was announced that California had, at long last, eliminated the statute of limitations for all felony sexual abuse matters, including rape, when Gov. Jerry Brown signed the Justice for Victims Act. Even so, more than half ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Statute of Limitations Toxic Tort – Defective Inspection of Septic System Clendenin v. Town of Milo, et al. CA 14-01480 Appealed from Supreme Court, Yates County Background: The plaintiffs commenced an action seeking damages arising from ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department – Statute of Limitations – Accrual   Niagara University v. The Hanover Insurance Company CA 14-01230 Appealed from Supreme Court, Niagara County   Background: The defendant issued a performance bond on behalf of a construction company ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Statute of Limitations Suppression of Statement People v. Sigl KA 09-01149 Appealed from Monroe County Court Background: The defendant was convicted, upon a jury verdict, of burglary in the first degree and sodomy in the first ...

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New York State Court of Appeals  Statute of Limitations Negligence — Issue of Fact Sanchez v. National Railroad Passenger Corp. No. 76 Memorandum Background: The plaintiff was alleged that she was injured while working at Penn Station on Feb. 10, 2005. ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department  Statute of Limitations Matrimonial Stipulation Boardman v. Kennedy CA 12-01742 Appealed from Supreme Court, Ontario County Background: The plaintiff, the ex-wife of the decedent, commenced an action against the decedent’s widow as executrix of the decedent’s ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Legal Malpractice Statute of Limitations — Continuous Representation R. Brooks Associates Inc. v. Harter, Secrest, & Emery LLP CA 11-01472 Appealed from Supreme Court, Wayne County Background: The defendant appealed from an order that denied its ...

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New York State Court of Appeals Statute of Limitations Sex Crimes People v. Quinto No. 11 Judge Graffeo Background: The child at issue in this was 14-years old when she discovered that she was pregnant. Initially she reported that she ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Workers’ Compensation Lien Statute of Limitations PMA Management Corp. v. White, et al. CA 11-00730 Appealed from Supreme Court, Onondaga County Background: The petitioner, a third-party administrator for the New York Liquidation Bureau, commenced a proceeding seeking ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Union Fair Representation — Statute of Limitations Mercone v. Monroe County Deputy Sheriffs’ Assoc. Inc. CA 11-01179 Appealed from Supreme Court, Monroe County Background: The plaintiff, a former deputy sheriff, was discharged by letter dated Dec. ...

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