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Colorado Supreme Court strikes down child sexual abuse law that allowed lawsuits over abuse from decades ago

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The Supreme Court of the State of Colorado struck down the state’s Child Sexual Abuse Accountability Act (CSAAA) on Tuesday, ruling that the law violates the state constitution and is “unconstitutionally retrospective.” M árquez authored the opinion of the court. ” Justice Monica M.

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Statute of limitations extended to two years where defendant was given traffic citation after car accident.

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55-8-136, which is a Class C misdemeanor, the statute of limitations for plaintiff’s action was extended to two years pursuant to Tenn. 28, 2021), plaintiff was injured in a car accident with defendant in September 2017. The Court, however, disagreed. Code Ann. § Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(2). In Younger v. Code Ann. §

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HCLA statute of limitations for claim against doctor and hospital began to run on same date.

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HCLA statute of limitations for claim against doctor and hospital began to run on same date. 9, 2021), plaintiff had spine surgery in July 2016 performed by Dr. McCord at defendant hospital. The trial court agreed, dismissing the action, and the Court of Appeals affirmed. Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital , No.

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Case against deceased defendant time-barred.

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Where the other driver in a car accident case died before suit was filed and the plaintiff failed to “timely file his tort action against the personal representative within the applicable statute of limitations,” summary judgment for the personal representative was affirmed. Luethke , No. E2020-00317-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Code Ann. §

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Finding of conversion and fraudulent concealment affirmed where brother signed sister’s name on check

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July 16, 2021), plaintiff and defendant were brother and sister. The trial court found plaintiff’s testimony that she was not involved in setting up the annuity and had no knowledge of it to be credible, and it ruled that defendant was liable for conversion. These rulings were affirmed on appeal. In Pomeroy v.

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Application of Singapore’s new rules on service out of jurisdiction: Three Arrows Capital and NW Corp

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Application of Singapore’s new rules on service out of jurisdiction: Three Arrows Capital and NW Corp The Rules of Court 2021 (‘ROC 2021’) entered into force on 1 April 2022. Among other things, ROC 2021 reformed the rules on service out of jurisdiction (previously discussed here ).

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Claims of Recklessness and Gross Negligence May Proceed Under Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act

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The Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled plaintiffs can pursue claims based on recklessness and gross negligence under the GTLA. July 14, 2021), plaintiffs filed suit based on the death of decedent in a fatal one-car accident. The Court of Appeals used sound reasoning to come to the correct conclusion in this case.

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