Roman Catholic Archbishop of Washington v. Doe, 489 Md. 514 (2025)
Feb 03, 2025OUTCOME: Court finds in favor of plaintiff.
Maryland Supreme Court upheld the retroactive elimination of the limitation period for bringing child sexual abuse suits, holding that repealing the prior time bar — which had previously prevented vict ... ims from suing once they turned 38 — did not violate defendants' vested rights because there is no vested right to be free of liability upon the expiration of an ordinary statute of limitations.
