PISCITELLI v. THE SALESIAN SOCIETY

No. B195450.

166 Cal.App.4th 1 (2008)

JOSEPH PISCITELLI, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. THE SALESIAN SOCIETY, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Eight.

August 20, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Foley & Lardner, Stephen A. McFeely, Leila Nourani, Marisa J. Ippolito; Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, Thomas A. Delaney, Wayne B. Mason and Kirk C. Jenkins for Defendant and Appellant.

Furtado, Jaspovice & Simmons, Richard J. Simons; and Daniel U. Smith for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

RUBIN, J.

Defendant The Salesian Society (the Society) appeals from the judgment entered after a jury determined it was negligent for failing to protect plaintiff Joseph Piscitelli from childhood sexual abuse at the hands of one of the Society's priests. We reject the Society's contention that the trial court erred by admitting evidence of another cleric's sex abuse conviction in order to impeach that cleric's testimony, and therefore affirm the...

NEVER MISS A DECISION. START YOUR SUBSCRIPTION.

Uncompromising quality. Enduring impact.
Your support ensures a bright future for independent legal reporting.

As you are aware we have offered this as a free subscription over the past years and we have now made it a paid service.Look forward to your continued patronage.

GET STARTED


OR

Read it with your Leagle account.
Sign in to continue


Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases