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NJ Gives Child Sex Abuse Victims More Time To Sue
New Jersey Extends Statute of Limitations For Victims of Child Sexual Abuse New Jersey has followed the lead of New York and various other states in its decision to extend the statute of limitations to file claims for sexual abuse. On May 13, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law S-477, granting victims…
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More Than 100 Priests Sexually Abused Children In Brooklyn
Brooklyn Diocese Releases Long List of Abusive Priests In a February 15, 2019 article, NYTimes.com reported that the Brooklyn Roman Catholic diocese released to the public, the names of more than 100 priests who have been “credibly accused of sexually abusing a child.” The diocese is one of the largest in the nation, covering New…
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Orthodox Jewish Rabbi Accused Of Sexual Abuse
Orthodox Jewish Community Divided By Sexual Abuse Allegations It is no longer a secret that the sexual abuse of children by clergy members has been an ongoing problem in the Catholic church. Nor is it a secret that church officials have taken great pains to conceal this fact from the public. Given the depth of…
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Catholic Church Condones Clergy Sexual Abuse Update
Reports of Sexual Abuse by Catholic Clergymen Continue as Victims Seek Justice Continued reports of the sexual abuse of minors by members of the Catholic clergy shows that this issue is far from being resolved. Fortunately, the victims in such cases have legal options that will allow them to seek justice. However, they will need…
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Senate Nursing Home Abuse Hearing
US Senate Holds Hearing to Learn More About Nursing Home Reports of nursing home abuse have become epidemic. Our nation’s government is taking these reports seriously, investigating how to better ensure the safety of those at risk for abuse. A March 6, 2019 article by CNN reporters Jaqueline Howard, Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken highlights…
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Hernia Mesh Litigation
National Law Review Provides Bard Hernia Mesh Litigation Update The National Law Review provided the legal community with an update on the ongoing Bard Hernia mesh lawsuits, which include Davol, Bard’s subsidiary, as a defendant. At the time of publication in December 2018, thousands of plaintiffs were involved in the lawsuits, many of which contain…
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Elder Neglect: Has your loved one wandered off from a nursing home?
Your loved one deserves to live out their twilight years in dignity. You put them into a nursing home because neither you nor anyone else in your family could provide them with the care, treatment, and oversight they need. You had every reason to believe that caring, committed and staffed the nursing home and competent…
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No FDA Warning for Hernia Mesh
Food And Drug Administration Does Not Issue Warnings About Hernia Mesh Jane Aker, a journalist and the current National News Editor for the Mesh News Desk (MND), posted an article for the Legal Examiner in January 2019. In her report, she calls into question the wisdom of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) failure to…
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400 Catholic Priests and Others Accused Sex Abuse
Nearly 400 Catholic Priests Accused of Sexual Abuse in Illinois The Chicago Tribune has reported that attorneys representing victims of sexual abuse have released a comprehensive list of sexual abusers in the Illinois area. The list includes the names of nearly “400 priests and lay people who at one time served in parishes or schools…
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New York Child Victims Act Statute of Limitations
New York Takes Action to Protect Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse The New York Legislature passed a new law that extends the statute of limitations for victims of sexual abuse. In a report by CNN, Marci Hamilton, CEO of Child USA and professor at the University of Pennsylvania stated that in terms of statutes of…
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