Doe 76C v. Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis
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In this Minnesota Supreme Court case, the court held that expert testimony on repressed and recovered memory was too unreliable to delay accrual of abuse claims, so the plaintiff’s negligence and fraud claims were time-barred.

2012 | State Juristiction

Doe 76C v. Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis

Keywords Minnesota Supreme Court; expert testimony; repressed memory; recovered memory; unreliable; accrual; abuse claims; time-barred; negligence; fraud claims
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The Minnesota Supreme Court found that expert testimony about repressed and recovered memories was not reliable enough. This decision prevented the delay of the legal deadline for filing abuse claims. As a result, the plaintiff's claims of negligence and fraud could not proceed because they were filed too late.

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The Minnesota Supreme Court found that expert testimony about repressed and recovered memories was not dependable enough to postpone the start of the time limit for filing abuse claims. As a result, the plaintiff's claims of negligence and fraud could not proceed because they were filed too late.

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The Minnesota Supreme Court found that expert opinions about repressed and recovered memories were not dependable enough to pause the time limit for filing abuse lawsuits. As a result, the plaintiff's claims of negligence and fraud could not proceed because too much time had passed.

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The Minnesota Supreme Court heard a case about memories of abuse. The court decided that a special kind of testimony, about forgotten and then remembered memories, was not strong enough. This type of testimony could not be used to push back the time limit for making claims about abuse. Because of this, the plaintiff's claims about carelessness and trickery were too late to be heard by the court.

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Doe 76C v. Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, 817 N.W.2d 150 (Minn. 2012).

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