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CLAIMANT ALLEGED SHE WAS SEXUALLY ABUSED BY TWO NAMED COUNSELORS FROM 1976 – 1978; THE CLAIM SUFFICIENTLY STATED A CAUSE OF ACTION PURSUANT TO THE CHILD VICTIMS ACT (SECOND DEPT). ​

The Second Department, reversing the Court of Claims, determined the claim sufficiently stated a Child Victims Act cause of action stemming from claimant’s time in foster care from 1976 to 1978:

In August 2021, the claimant commenced this claim pursuant to the Child Victims Act (see CPLR 214-g) against the defendant, inter alia, to recover damages for negligent hiring, retention, and supervision. The claim alleged that the claimant, who had been placed in a group home for foster children when she was a child, was sexually abused by two named counselors at the facility from approximately 1976 to 1978. * * *

Court of Claims Act § 11(b) requires a claim to specify: “(1) the nature of the claim; (2) the time when it arose; (3) the place where it arose; (4) the items of damage or injuries claimed to have been sustained; and (5) the total sum claimed” … . These statutory requirements are “strictly construed,” and a failure to comply with any of those requirements “constitutes a jurisdictional defect mandating dismissal” … . The purpose of the pleading requirements is to provide “a sufficiently detailed description of the particulars of the claim” so that the defendant can “investigate and promptly ascertain the existence and extent of its liability” … . “However, absolute exactness is not required, so long as the particulars of the claim are detailed in a manner sufficient to permit investigation” … .

Contrary to the Court of Claims’ determination, the claim set forth the nature of the claim with sufficient detail to allow the defendant to investigate the claim in a prompt manner and to assess its potential liability … . Brown v State of New York, 2023 NY Slip Op 04997, Second Dept 10-4-23

Practice Point: To state a cause of action pursuant to the Child Victims Act, the claim need only provide sufficient detail to allow a prompt investigation. Here the claimant alleged sexual while in foster care from 1976 – 1978 by two named counselors. The claim should not have been dismissed.

 

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