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Number of Sexual Abuse Lawsuits Against Catholic Clergy Continues to Rise The Roman Catholic Church has spent decades trying to deal with the sad fact that, for years, many of its priests and laity have been accused of sexual abuse of children and other vulnerable members of its faith community. The extent of this abuse is best understood by reviewing an often-overlooked report from Pennsylvania. In July of 2018 the State of Pennsylvania’s Attorney General’s Office released an 800+-page report…

Many organizations such as the Roman Catholic Church and the Boy Scouts of America have filed for “Chapter 11” Bankruptcy to limit their potential financial losses in sexual abuse lawsuits. In today’s post our sexual abuse victim’s lawyer explains how a Chapter 11 filing could affect your rights if you are considering such a lawsuit.

New York Extends Child Victims Act As we noted in a previous post, in February 2019 the State of New York enacted the Child Victims Act in order to extend the statute of limitations that apply to lawsuits filed by victims of childhood sexual abuse. Since our first post, we have learned that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed into law legislation that extends the “look-back” provision of the Child Victims Act. Under that extension, childhood victims of sexual abuse who…

Every state allows an adult survivor of childhood sexual abuse to file a lawsuit against their abuser, but limit the “time window” to file such lawsuits. In today’s post, our sexual abuse victims’ lawyer explains how “discovery” of sexual abuse affects a victim’s ability to sue their abusers.

Deadline Approaching for Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuits in New York Some New York residents who were victims of sexual abuse as children have until August 13, 2020 to file a lawsuit against their abusers under a special provision of New York’s Child Victims Act. This act specifically removes the statutes of limitations for bringing a civil lawsuit filed by a victim of childhood sexual abuse against an abuser by allowing such lawsuits to be filed regardless of how long ago…