Equitable estoppel precludes a defendant from using the statute of limitations as a defense where it is the defendant's affirmative wrongdoing which produced the long delay between the accrual of the cause of action and the institution of the legal proceeding. A plaintiff seeking to apply the doctrine of equitable estoppel must establish that subsequent and specific actions by defendant somehow kept him from timely bringing suit.
Robinson v. Jamaica Hosp. Med. Ctr., NY Slip Op 04030 (2d Dep't July 2, 2025)
