Whitesboro, N.Y. — It was always old Frankenstein movies. Or ghost stories. “Any little thing where he got you alone in the dark,” Mary McLoughlin recalled. Then the priest at her family’s church would sexually abuse her, she said. She…
Diocese of Rockville Centre appeals ruling on Child Victims Act
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, in its continuing legal battles involving dozens of sexual assault cases, has appealed a judge’s decision upholding the constitutionality of the Child Victims Act. The diocese filed its appeal following a ruling in…
Child Victims Act extended for another year amid courts shutdown
The Child Victims Act, the law that gave sexual abuse survivors a one-year window to sue for abuse they suffered past the statute of limitations, was officially extended on Wednesday by the State Legislature. “The passage of the Child Victims…
New York Courts Reopen Months Into Lockdown With Rush of Lawsuits
MANHATTAN (CN) — For two months, lawyers in New York City have been unable to file new complaints. When the floodgates opened on Memorial Day, a deluge of new cases flooded an already busy court system. On March 22, the…
Childhood sexual abuse lawsuits hampered by court shutdown
With New York’s courts on pause and the clock ticking on the Child Victims Act’s look back window, Governor Cuomo took executive action to extend the window. James Marsh, Partner at the Marsh Law Firm, discussed the impact this will…
State judge upholds constitutionality of Child Victims Act
A state judge on Wednesday upheld the constitutionality of New York’s landmark law that lifted the statute of limitations on sexual abuse claims from years ago. In doing so, state Supreme Court Judge Steven Jaeger of Nassau County rejected a bid…