Major institutions across New York State, from the Catholic Church to the Boy Scouts of America to elite private schools, are bracing for a deluge of lawsuits now that adults who said they were sexually abused as children will be…
As look-back window opens, lawmakers share stories of childhood sexual abuse
As New York gears up to unlock an historic window for survivors of childhood sexual abuse, four state legislators are telling their stories in a public service ad. A two-minute video to be launched on Tuesday in Times Square features…
Catholic Church, Boy Scouts To Be Slammed With Hundreds Of Lawsuits In New York
Years after child abuse survivors in New York started demanding changes to the state’s statutes of limitations, victims are finally getting a chance to have their cases heard in court. Hundreds of survivors are planning to file lawsuits on Wednesday against…
State window set to open for old sex-abuse lawsuits
At least several hundred lawsuits are about to land. Two collaborating law firms that represent Pringle – Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala, based in Washington State, and Marsh Law Firm, which has an office in White Plains – say they so…
Justice late, not denied: New York to allow old abuse suits
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Hundreds, if not thousands of people who say they were molested as children in New York state are expected to go to court this week to sue their alleged abusers and the institutions they say failed…
New York courts brace for wave of child-abuse lawsuits
ALBANY — The state’s court system is bracing for potentially thousands of lawsuits to be filed starting Wednesday, when a one-year period begins that will enable victims of childhood sexual abuse to file previously time-barred claims against their alleged abusers…