July 10, 2025

Estoppel.

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. Invoking the doctrine of equitable estoppel requires a showing that the defendant's actions prevented timely commencement of the suit

Robinson v. Jamaica Hosp. Med. Ctr., NY Slip Op 04030 (2d Dep't July 2, 2025)

Here is the decision.