NY - Intentional concealment estops defendant from asserting SOL defense. Link not available. Lennon sued Seaman for copyright infringement and related claims. The court granted Lennon's motion to amend. Lennon is the widow of the late John Lennon.
Seaman is a former assistant to the Lennon household.
When Seaman was hired, he singed an agreement preventing him from publicizing any information about the Lennon family. After John Lennon was killed, Seaman continued to work for the household, and allegedly stole letters, photos, and unreleased recordings. Lennon discovered this and fired Seaman. Seaman pled guilty to grand larceny and as part of his plea agreement, promised to return property taken from Lennon. Seaman retuned some items, but kept others, including photos that were displayed in publications.