Lawyers sparred before New York’s top court Wednesday over how specific a man alleging sexual abuse decades ago needs to be in his lawsuit against the state in a case that’s being watched by advocates concerned about the legal standards for survivors to recall traumatic events.
Attorney General Letitia James’ office is seeking dismissal of the lawsuit by a man who says he was repeatedly sexually assaulted around a state-run theater in Albany from 1986 to 1990, starting when he was 12. The suit was filed u