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Marie Dennehy, et al., Respondents,v.Alan B. Copperman, M.D., et al., Appellants.

Brief

24 Cited authorities

  1. Kronos, Inc. v. AVX Corp.

    81 N.Y.2d 90 (N.Y. 1993)   Cited 722 times
    Holding that plaintiffs' cause of action sounding in tort accrued in 1988 when plaintiff suffered damages, even though breach occurred in 1984

  2. Ely-Cruikshank Co. v. Bank

    81 N.Y.2d 399 (N.Y. 1993)   Cited 491 times
    Holding that the statute of limitations accrues from time of breach

  3. Vigilant Ins v. Housing Auth

    87 N.Y.2d 36 (N.Y. 1995)   Cited 432 times
    Holding that “[c]ourts must look to the underlying claim and the nature of the relief sought to determine the applicable period of limitation [to a declaratory judgment action] * * *”, and that “a court's inquiry focuses on ‘the substance of action to identify the relationship out of which the claim arises and the relief sought’ * * *.” (quoting Solnick, 49 N.Y.2d at 229, 425 N.Y.S.2d 68, 401 N.E.2d 190)

  4. Putter v. N Shore Univ Hosp

    7 N.Y.3d 548 (N.Y. 2006)   Cited 178 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding equitable estoppel "inappropriate as a matter of law" because defendant's alleged misstatement "did not alter [plaintiff's] timely awareness of the facts requiring him to make further inquiry before the statute of limitations expired"

  5. Ackerman v. Price Waterhouse

    84 N.Y.2d 535 (N.Y. 1994)   Cited 227 times
    Accounting malpractice tort action

  6. Becker v. Schwartz

    46 N.Y.2d 401 (N.Y. 1978)   Cited 338 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Finding courts not equipped to handle the task of comparing the value of life in an impaired state and nonexistence

  7. Massie v. Crawford

    78 N.Y.2d 516 (N.Y. 1991)   Cited 197 times
    Concluding that a physician's insertion of an IUD was for routine gynecological examinations and not therapy to correct her medical condition, thus the continuous treatment exception did not apply

  8. Aetna Life & Casualty Co. v. Nelson

    67 N.Y.2d 169 (N.Y. 1986)   Cited 197 times
    Holding that a claim accrues when "all of the facts necessary to the cause of action have occurred so that the party would be entitled to obtain relief in court"

  9. Jensen v. General Elec. Co.

    82 N.Y.2d 77 (N.Y. 1993)   Cited 147 times
    Holding that when the New York Legislature enacted section 214-c, it intended to abrogate the continuing tort doctrine for claims alleging ongoing toxic torts

  10. Snyder v. Town Insulation

    81 N.Y.2d 429 (N.Y. 1993)   Cited 118 times
    Holding that tort action accrued on date of injury, though the plaintiffs continued to sustain harm thereafter