DOE v. ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. PAUL

No. A10-1951.

817 N.W.2d 150 (2012)

John DOE 76C, Respondent, v. ARCHDIOCESE OF SAINT PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS, Appellant, Diocese of Winona, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

July 25, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey R. Anderson , Patrick W. Noaker , Michael G. Finnegan , Jeff Anderson & Associates, P.A., Saint Paul, MN, for respondent.

Thomas B. Wieser , Jennifer R. Larimore , Meier, Kennedy & Quinn, Chtd., Saint Paul, MN, for appellant Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.

Anna Restovich Braun , George F. Restovich & Associates, Rochester, MN, for appellant Diocese of Winona.

Michael J. Ford , Cally R. Kjellberg , Quinlivan & Hughes, P.A., Saint Cloud, MN, for amicus curiae False Memory Syndrome Foundation.

John D. Lamey, III , Lamey Law Firm, P.A., Oakdale, MN, for amicus curiae Leadership Council on Child Abuse and Interpersonal Violence.

Bruce Jones , Faegre & Benson LLP, Minneapolis, MN, for amicus curiae Minnesota Religious Council.

Thomas S. Deans , Michelle D. Kenney , Knutson, Flynn & Deans, P.A., Mendota Heights, MN, for amicus curiae Minnesota School Boards Association.

Amy J. Russell , Winona, MN, for amici curiae National Child Protection Training Center and National Center for Victims of Crime.

Daniel A. Haws , Stacey E. Ertz , Murnane Brandt , Saint Paul, MN, for amicus curiae Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association.


OPINION

ANDERSON, G. BARRY, Justice.

This appeal asks us to determine whether John Doe 76C's ("Doe") expert testimony on the theory of repressed and recovered memory offered to prove a disability delaying the accrual of his otherwise untimely negligence and fraud claims is admissible. Doe claims the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and the Diocese of Winona ("Dioceses") are liable for his damages resulting from alleged sexual abuse in the early...

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