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DOE A. v. DIOCESE OF DALLAS

No. 106546.

917 N.E.2d 475 (2009)

234 Ill.2d 393

334 Ill.Dec. 649

John DOE A., Appellee, v. DIOCESE OF DALLAS et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

September 24, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Wells, Catherine A. Schroeder, of Thompson Coburn LLP, St. Louis, Missouri, for appellant Catholic Diocese of Belleville.

Jeffrey R. Anderson, Michael Finnegan, Patrick W. Noaker, St. Paul, Minnesota, and Marci A. Hamilton, Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, for appellee.

James A. Serritella, James C. Geoly and Susan M. Horner, of Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C., Chicago, for amici curiae Child Care Association of Illinois et al.

Marc Pearlman, Michael Brooks and David Argay, of Kerns Frost & Pearlman, and David Novoselsky, Chicago, for amici curiae Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault et al.

Joseph G. Klest, Christopher T. Gardino, Schaumburg, and J. Brian Manion, of Weilmuenster & Wigginton, P.C., Belleville, for amicus curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.

OPINION

Justice KARMEIER delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

The issue in this case is whether section 13-202.2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, as amended by Public Act 93-356 (735 ILCS 5/13-202.2 (West 2006)), may be applied to permit an action for personal injury based on childhood sexual abuse to proceed where that action would otherwise have been time-barred under the law as it existed when the amendment took effect. The circuit court...

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