Cluster 1927266
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· 393 citation events
across 25 courts.
Showing the 50 strongest citers on record
(one row per citing case, strongest signal kept).
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Sweesy v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada (USA) (2016)
Paul & Minneapolis, 513 N.W.2d 482, 488 (Minn.Ct.App.1994) (applying “an objective, reasonable person standard”); Dalrymple v. Brown, 549 Pa. 217 , 701 A.2d 164, 167 (1997) (“The standard of reasonable diligence is objective, not subjective.
“The standard of reasonable diligence is objective, not subjective. It is not a standard of reasonable diligence unique to a particular plaintiff, but instead, a standard of reasonable diligence as applied to a ‘reasonable person.’ ”
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Sheldon Stephens v. Kevin Clash (2015)
See Dalrymple v. Brown, 701 A.2d 164, 170 (Pa. 1997) (“In a typical battery all the elements of the offensive touching will be present and ascertainable by the plaintiff at the time of the touching itself.”); see also Black’s Law Dictionary 905 (10th 6 By reason of Stephens’s minority status. 15 ed. 2014) (defining “injury” as “[t]he violation of another’s legal right, for which the law provides a remedy”).
“In a typical battery all the elements of the offensive touching will be present and ascertainable by the plaintiff at the time of the touching itself.”
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Brandon Price v. Associated Press (2026)
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court also has cautioned that the rule “cannot be applied so loosely as to nullify the purpose for which a statute of limitations exists,” and is reserved for “worthy cases” in which “the injured party is reasonably unaware that an injury has been sustained.” Dalrymple v. Brown, 701 A.2d 164, 167 (Pa. 1997) (quotation marks and citations omitted).
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A. Prieto v. Police Officer D. Mammula (2026)
Graber Brief at 33-34 (citing Dalrymple v. Brown, 701 A.2d 164, 167 (Pa. 1997) (discovery rule did not toll running of statute of limitations during 20 years of the plaintiff’s repressed memory)) (emphasis in original).
discovery rule did not toll running of statute of limitations during 20 years of the plaintiff’s repressed memory
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T. Walker v. Mifflin County D.A.s Office (2026)
In other words, “[t]he statute of limitations begins to run as soon as the right to institute and maintain a suit arises[.]” Dalrymple v. Brown, 701 A.2d 164, 167 (Pa. 1997) (quoting Pocono International Raceway, Inc. v. Pocono Produce, Inc., 468 A.2d 468, 471 (Pa. 1983)).
quoting Pocono International Raceway, Inc. v. Pocono Produce, Inc., 468 A.2d 468, 471 (Pa. 1983)
Cooper v. Lankenau Hosp., 51 A.3d 183, 191 (Pa. 2012), is defined as a “‘harmful or offensive contact’ with the person of another,” C.C.H. v. Philadelphia Phillies, Inc., 940 A.2d 336 , 340 n.4 (Pa. 2008) (quoting Dalrymple v. Brown, 701 A.2d 164, 170 (Pa. 1997)).
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Richard Weber v. County of Erie (2025)
Stat. § 5533 (a); Dalrymple v. Brown, 701 A.2d 164, 169-71 (Pa. 1997).
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has explained that the discovery rule is based on “inquiry notice.”8 So whether the statute of limitations has been triggered is tied to the plaintiff’s “actual or constructive knowledge of at least some form of significant harm and of a factual cause linked to another’s conduct, without the necessity of notice of the full extent of the injury, the fact of actual negligence, or precise cause.”9 Once the plaintiff has been put on sufficient noti…
citing Pocono, 468 A.2d at 471
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Armbruster v. Eskola (2024)
Brown, 701 A.2d 164, 224 (Pa. 1997) (citing Pocono Int'l Raceway, Inc. v. Pocono Produce, Inc., 468 A.2d 468, 471 (Pa. 1983)) “The standard of reasonable diligence is objective, not subjective,” and “is not a standard of reasonable diligence unique to a particular plaintiff, but instead, a standard of reasonable diligence as applied to a ‘reasonable person.’” Pocono Int'l Raceway, 468 A.2d at 471 (quoting Redenz, 520 A.2d at 886); see Beckerman, 2007 WL 2301049 , at *6.
citing Pocono Int'l Raceway, Inc. v. Pocono Produce, Inc., 468 A.2d 468, 471 (Pa. 1983)
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Remigio v. Eagle Rock Resort Co. (2024)
In addition, “[t]he party seeking to invoke the discovery rule bears the burden of establishing the inability to know of the injury despite the exercise of reasonable diligence.” Dalrymple v. Brown, 701 A.2d 164, 224 (citing Pocono Int'l Raceway, Inc. v. Pocono Produce, Inc., 468 A.2d 468, 471 (Pa. 1983)).
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Aguilar v. Moyer (2023)
Under Pennsylvania law, “[a] battery is defined as a ‘harmful or offensive contact’ with the person of another,” C.C.H. v. Philadelphia Phillies, Inc., 940 A.2d 336, 340 (Pa. 2008) (quoting Dalrymple v. Brown, 701 A.2d 164, 170 (Pa. 1997)), and requires such contact as an element of this tort.
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WILKINS v. GENZYME CORPORATION (2022)
This is well before the filing of the Hochendoner case in the Western District of Pennsylvania on injury is reasonably possible.” Miller v. Ginsberg, 874 A.2d 93, 97 (Pa. 2005) (quoting Dalrymple v. Brown, 701 A.2d 164, 167 (Pa. 1997)).
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Bartol v. Arbogast (2022)
Cooper v. Lankenau Hosp., 51 A.3d 183, 191 (Pa. 2012) (citing C.C.H. v. Philadelphia Phillies, Inc., 940 A.2d 336 , 340 n.4 (Pa. 2008) (defining “battery” as “‘a harmful or offensive contact’ with the person of another” (quoting Dalrymple v. Brown, 701 A.2d 164, 170 (Pa. 1997))).
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LEISTEN v. CBS BROADCASTING, INC (2022)
See McClenaghan v. Turi, 567 F. App’x 150 , 155–56 (3d Cir. 2014) (affirming the district court’s 3 See ECF No. 52-1 ¶¶ 46, 52 (alleging that “Defendants’ false statements have damaged Plaintiff, his reputation, and his ability to do business”) 4 Compare ECF No. 25-1 ¶ 44 (“Defendants’ false statements that Plaintiff had been arrested for murder are libelous per se.”) with id. ¶ 50 (“John Does’ statements in various correspondence and/or other documents that Plaintiff had be…
noting that the discovery rule “cannot be applied so loosely to nullify the purpose for which a statute of limitations exists.”
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Claritt v. Correct Care Solutions, LLC (2022)
“The party seeking to invoke the discovery rule bears the burden of establishing the inability to know of the injury despite the exercise of reasonable diligence.” Dalrymple v. Brown, 549 Pa. 217 , 701 A.2d 164, 167 (Pa. 1997).
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PHINISEE v. GRAHAM-PARKER (2021)
“Lack of knowledge, mistake or misunderstanding do not toll the running of the statute of limitations.” Dalrymple v. Brown, 701 A.2d 164, 167 (Pa. 1997).
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GRANDE v. STARBUCKS CORPORATION (2021)
No reasonable juror could find that Starbucks battered Mr. Grande with dust or trash To establish a claim for battery, Mr. Grande must show that Starbucks intentionally subjected him to a “harmful or offensive contact.” Dalrymple v. Brown, 701 A.2d 164, 170 (Pa. 1997); accord Restatement (Second) of Torts § 13.
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Myers v. DAY & ZIMMERMAN GROUP INC. (2021)
This is known as the “discovery rule” and should be applied “only when necessary.” Id. at 305–06 (citing Dalrymple v. Brown, 701 A.2d 164, 167 (Pa. 1997)).
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LOVE v. JOHN DOES 1-9 (2021)
Schmidt v. Skolas, 770 F.3d 241, 251 (3d Cir. 2014) (citing Dalrymple v. Brown, 549 Pa. 217 , 701 A.2d 164, 167 (1997); see also Pizio HTMT Glob.
Discussion A. Statute of Limitations The statute of limitations requires aggrieved individuals to bring their claims within a certain time of the injury, so that the passage of time does not damage the defendant's ability to adequately defend against claims made.” Dalrymple v. Brown, 549 Pa. 217 , 701 A.2d 164, 167 (1997).
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Sampathkumar, P. v. Chase Home Finance (2020)
“The party seeking to invoke the discovery rule bears the burden of establishing the inability to know of the injury despite the exercise of reasonable diligence.” Dalrymple v. Brown, 701 A.2d 164, 167 (Pa. 1997).
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Sampathkumar, P. v. Chase Home Finance (2020)
“The party seeking to invoke the discovery rule bears the burden of establishing the inability to know of the injury despite the exercise of reasonable diligence.” Dalrymple v. Brown, 701 A.2d 164, 167 (Pa. 1997).
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LOVE v. JOHN DOES 1-9 (2020)
Schmidt v. Skolas, 770 F.3d 241, 251 (3d Cir. 2014)(citing Dalrymple v. Brown, 549 Pa. 217 , 701 A.2d 164, 167 (1997); see also Pizio HTMT Glob.
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Tily v. Ethicon, Inc. (2020)
The purpose of the statute of limitations is to ensure that “the passage of time does not damage the defendant’s ability to adequately defend against claims made.” Dalrymple v. Brown, 701 A.2d 164, 167 (Pa. 1997). “[L]imitations periods are computed from the time that the cause of action accrued.” Fine v. Checcio, 870 A.2d 850, 857 (Pa. 2005) (citing 42 Pa. Cons.
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MCLAUGHLIN v. BAYER, CORP. (2020)
“Plaintiffs seeking the benefit of the discovery rule bear the burden of establishing its applicability.” Vitalo v. Cabot Corp., 399 F.3d 536, 543 (3d Cir. 2005) (citing Dalrymple v. Brown, 701 A.2d 164, 167 (Pa. 1997); Cochran, 666 A.2d at 250 ).
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Blackmon, D. v. Moore, Z. (2020)
Dalrymple v. Brown, 701 A.2d 164, 167 (Pa. 1997) (emphasis omitted).
emphasis omitted
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Heller, F. v. Century 21 Smith Hourigan Group (2019)
“The party seeking to invoke the discovery rule bears the burden of - 11 - J-A20010-17 establishing the inability to know of the injury despite the exercise of reasonable diligence.” Dalrymple v. Brown, 549 Pa. 217, 224 , 701 A.2d 164, 167 (1997).
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Dolan, L. v. Hurd Millwork Company, Inc. (2019)
“The party seeking to invoke the discovery rule bears the burden of - 18 - J-A17040-16 establishing the inability to know of the injury despite the exercise of reasonable diligence.” Dalrymple v. Brown, 549 Pa. 217, 224 , 701 A.2d 164, 167 (1997).
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Kammerer, W. v. Kammerer, W. (2019)
Further, the discovery rule “applies only to those situations where the nature of the injury itself is such that no amount of vigilance will enable the plaintiff to detect an injury.” Id. (quoting Dalrymple v. Brown, 701 A.2d 164, 170 (Pa. 1997)).
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Claassen, K. v. Claassen, D. (2018)
“The party seeking to invoke the discovery rule bears the burden of establishing the inability to know of the injury despite the exercise of reasonable diligence.” Dalrymple v. Brown, 701 A.2d 164, 167 (Pa. 1997) (citation omitted).
citation omitted
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Ford, E. v. Oliver, J. (2017)
The statute of limitations requires aggrieved individuals to bring their claims within a certain time of the injury, so that the passage of time, does not damage the defendant’s ability to adequately defend against claims made. 701 A.2d at 167 (quotation marks and citations omitted).
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J.D. Schneller v. Prothonotary of Montgomery County, individually, and in his official capacity, and his empl… (2017)
Under Pennsylvania law, “the statute of limitations begins to run as soon as the right to institute and maintain a suit arises,” Dalrymple v. Brown, 701 A.2d 164, 167 (Pa. 1997) (citation omitted), and “mandamus will not lie where the relief sought is barred by a statute of limitations.” Petsinger, 988 A.2d at 759 .
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J.D. Schneller v. Prothonotary of Montgomery County, individually, and in his official capacity, and his empl… (2017)
Under Pennsylvania law, “the statute of limitations begins to run as soon as the right to institute and maintain a suit arises,” Dalrymple v. Brown, 701 A.2d 164, 167 (Pa. 1997) (citation omitted), and “mandamus will not lie where the relief sought is barred by a statute of limitations.” Petsinger, 988 A.2d at 759 .
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Statutes of limitations require “aggrieved individuals to bring their claims within a certain time of injury so that the passage of time does not damage the defendant’s ability to adequately defend against the claims made.” Dalrymple v. Brown 549 Pa. 217 , 701 A.2d 164, 167 (1997).
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Hanaway, L. v. The Parkesburg Group (2015)
Appellees rely upon Dalrymple v. Brown, 701 A.2d 164, 167 (Pa. 1997), in support of their position that the discovery rule only comes into play where the existence of the injury is unknown and cannot be ascertained within the applicable statute of limitations with the exercise of reasonable diligence.
We have stated that “[t]he very essence of the discovery rule in Pennsylvania is that it applies only to those situations where the nature of the injury itself is such that no amount of vigilance will enable the plaintiff to detect an injury.” Dalrymple v. Brown, 701 A.2d 164, 170 (Pa. 1997) (citation omitted).
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Dalrymple v. Brown, 549 Pa. 217 , 701 A.2d 164, 167 (1997) (citations and quotation marks omitted).
citations and quotation marks omitted
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Finnegan, F. v. Archdiocese of Phila. (2015)
“The party seeking to invoke the discovery rule bears the burden of establishing the inability to know of the injury despite the exercise of reasonable diligence.” Dalrymple v. Brown, 549 Pa. 217, 224 , 701 A.2d 164, 167 (1997).
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Hidden Creek, L.P. v. Lower Salford Twp. Authority (2015)
Dalrymple v. Brown, 701 A.2d 164, 167 (Pa. 1997) (citations and quotation marks omitted).
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Ippolito v. Archdiocese of Philadelphia (2014)
See, e.g., Meehan v. Archdiocese of Philadelphia, 870 A.2d 912, 919 (Pa. Super. 2005) (Finding that two-year period of limitations began to run at the time alleged sexual abuse occurred); Dalrymple v. Brown, 701 A.2d 164, 170 (Pa. 1997) (In sexual abuse case involving a claim of battery, finding that “[i]n a typical battery all the elements of the offensive touching will be present and ascertainable by the plaintiff at the time of the touching itself.”); cf., Ingenito v. AC …
In sexual abuse case involving a claim of battery, finding that “[i]n a typical battery all the elements of the offensive touching will be present and ascertainable by the plaintiff at the time of the touching itself.”
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CCI Communications v. The Richard F Sassa Ins. (2014)
Dalrymple v. Brown, 701 A.2d 164, 167 (Pa. 1997) (emphasis added).
emphasis added
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Sabella, D. v. Appalachian Development Corp. (2014)
In other words, the standard is not a standard of reasonable diligence unique to a particular plaintiff, but instead, a standard of reasonable diligence as applied to a “reasonable person.” Dalrymple v. Brown [ 549 Pa. 217 ], 701 A.2d 164, 167 (Pa.1997).
It is not a standard of reasonable diligence unique to a particular plaintiff, but instead, a standard of reasonable diligence as applied to a ‘reasonable person.’ ” Dalrymple v. Brown, 549 Pa. 217 , 701 A.2d 164, 167 (1997) (emphasis added).
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Maness v. Gordon (2014)
See, eg., Bonner v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise, 128 Idaho 351 , 913 P.2d 567, 568 (1996) (noting that Idaho does not apply the discovery rule under any circumstances); Doe v. Maskell, 342 Md, 684, 679 A.2d 1087, 1092 (1996) ("After reviewing the arguments on both sides of the issue, we are unconvinced that repression exists as a phenomenon separate and apart from the normal process of forgetting."); Lemmerman v. Fealk, 449 Mich. 56 , 534 N.W.2d 695, 698 (1995); Dalrympl…
noting that a majority of jurisdictions have adopted the repressed memory syndrome rule but declining to adopt that rule
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Herold v. Janus (2013)
Dalrymple v. Brown, 549 Pa. 217, 223 , 701 A.2d 164, 167 (1997) (citing Hayward, 530 Pa. at 325 , 608 A.2d at 1043 ).
citing Hayward, 530 Pa. at 325 , 608 A.2d at 1043
Dalrymple v. Brown, 549 Pa. 217, 223 , 701 A.2d 164, 167 (1997) .
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James Cole, Jr. v. Seth Ferranti (2013)
The Court has cautioned that the rule “cannot be applied so loosely as to nullify the purpose for which a statute of limitations exists,” and is reserved for “worthy cases” in which “the injured party is reasonably unaware that an injury has been sustained.” Dalrymple v. Brown, 549 Pa. 217 , 701 A.2d 164, 167 (1997).
Statute of Limitations “The statute of limitations requires aggrieved individuals to bring their claims within a certain time of the'injury, so that the passage of time does not damage the defendant’s ability to adequately defend against claims made.” Dalrymple v. Brown, 549 Pa. 217 , 701 A.2d 164, 167 (1997).
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Yates v. Commercial Index Bureau, Inc. (2012)
“The discovery rule provides that where the existence of the injury is not known to the complaining party and such knowledge cannot reasonably be ascertained within the prescribed statutory period, the limitations period does not begin to run until the discovery of the injury is reasonably possible.” Dalrymple v. Brown, 549 Pa. 217 , 701 A.2d 164, 167 (1997). “[T]he salient point giving rise to its application is the inability of the injured, despite the exercise of reasonab…
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Sophia Poole v. Frank Marks (2011)
The one exception is the discovery rule, see Dalrymple v. Brown, 549 Pa. 217 , 701 A.2d 164, 167 (1997), which is inapplicable here because Poole was indisputably aware of her injuries at the time they occurred. 8 .