N.Y. Court Rejects Challenges to Timeliness of Peritoneal Meso Claims Against Estee Lauder Defendants

NEW YORK –– A New York court has rejected timeliness challenges to a peritoneal mesothelioma lawsuit, finding that the clock started when the plaintiff was diagnosed with mesothelioma, not when she discovered a nodule in her peritoneum.

In the Oct. 1 ruling, the New York Supreme Court for New York County added more than 200 days on to the plaintiff’s discovery date to account for orders issued during the COVID-19 pandemic tolling the statute of limitations further.

Estee Lauder Inc., Estee Lauder International Inc., and The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. defendants moved to dismiss the underlying case, which was asserted …