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Horton v. Eli Lilly & Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jan 30, 1996
223 A.D.2d 515 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)

Opinion

January 30, 1996

Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Ira Gammerman, J.).


The IAS Court properly determined, as a matter of law, that plaintiff had sufficient knowledge of the facts from which her injury of infertility could have reasonably been inferred in 1983. Thus, the discovery rule of CPLR 214-c (2), effective as of 1986 with respect to injuries caused by exposure to toxic substances, such as the DES-related claims asserted herein, is inapplicable pursuant to CPLR 214-c (6). Since plaintiff, through the exercise of reasonable diligence, should have discovered her injury in 1983 and did not file suit for more than three years thereafter, her claim is time-barred.

Concur — Sullivan, J.P., Wallach, Ross and Williams, JJ.


Summaries of

Horton v. Eli Lilly & Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jan 30, 1996
223 A.D.2d 515 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)
Case details for

Horton v. Eli Lilly & Co.

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of NEW YORK COUNTY DES LITIGATION. DEBORAH S. HORTON…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Jan 30, 1996

Citations

223 A.D.2d 515 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)
637 N.Y.S.2d 108

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