EFTA00725607Set 9
2009-08-1210p2,943w
implicate application of the discovery rule which is
codified in Florida Statute §95.11(7). Hearndon v. Graham 767 So.2d 1179 (Fla.
2000). Hearndon dealt with the accrual of a cause ... abuse, does the delayed
discovery doctrine postpone accrual of the cause of action?
The Hearndon plaintiff filed her complaint in 1991 against her stepfather for
injuries from alleged sexual abuse ... psychological techniques used to
bring back the memories of the abuse.
As noted in Hearndon the Florida Legislature codified the discovery rule
in intentional abuse cases when it enacted
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