R.R. v. NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF CMA, INC.

Case No. 5D16-4148.

248 So.3d 232 (2018)

R.R. and S.B., Appellants, v. NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF CMA, INC., Priscilla Heffield, Ron Heffield, Daniel Heffield, Christian and Missionary Alliance, Inc., et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Opinion filed May 18, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan W. Fox , of Fox & Loquasto, P.A., Orlando, Wendy S. Loquasto , of Fox & Loquasto, P.A., Tallahassee, Griffith J. Winthrop, III , of Alvarez, Winthrop, Thompson & Storey, P.A., Orlando, and John K. Overchuck , of Overchuck Law Firm, Orlando, for Appellants.

David J. Pascuzzi and Steven G. Schwartz , of The Schwartz Law Group, Boca Raton, for Appellees, New Life Community Church of CMA, Inc. and Ron Heffield.

Scott A. Cole and Melinda S. Thornton , of Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A., Miami, for Appellee, Priscilla Heffield.

Michael R. D'Lugo , of Wicker, Smith, O'Hara, McCoy & Ford, P.A., Orlando, for Appellee, The Christian and Missionary Alliance, Inc.

Michael A. Sastre and Christian M. Leger , of GrayRobinson, P.A., Miami, for Appellee, The Southeastern District of the Christian and Missionary Alliance.

No Appearance for other Appellees.


R.R. and S.B. appeal the partial summary judgment on their negligence and respondeat superior claims against the parents and employer of the alleged abuser in this child sexual abuse case. We are compelled to affirm because the claims were time-barred by the four-year statute of limitations outlined in section 95.11(3)(a), (p), Florida Statutes...

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