Sexual Abuse
What is the New York Adult Survivors Act?
What You Should Know About the New York Adult Survivors Act If you read or watch New York news, you probably heard about the Adult Survivors Act. The Adult Survivors Act (ASA)is generating much buzz around the nation, especially here in New York, where it could open the door for thousands of victims of sexual…
Read MoreSouthern Baptist Church Releases List Of Sex Abusers
Baptist Leaders Release Database of Sex Abusers An article in the Washington Post on May 27, 2022, revealed that the Southern Baptist Church has been hiding information about sexual abuse under its watch. The Executive Committee for the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) released a list of “alleged church-related sexual abuse offenders,” kept secret for at…
Read MoreNew York Adult Survivors Act
On April 26, 2022, the New York State Senate voted in favor of the “Adult Survivors Act.” This legislation removes the statute of limitations for claims related to sexual assault and sexual abuse cases within the state. if If this passes the New York State Assembly and is signed by the governor, it will remove…
Read MoreUCLA to Settle Dr. Heaps Sexual Abuse Claims for $243 Million
UCLA Settles Dr. Heaps Sexual Abuse Lawsuits for $243 Million In an announcement made on February 8, 2022, the University of California system (UCLA) has agreed to pay $243.6 million to settle more than 200 sexual abuse lawsuits involving Dr. James Heaps. The women who filed these lawsuits allege that Heaps, the former gynecologist at…
Read MoreUniversity of Michigan To Settle Sexual Abuse Claims for $490 Million
The University of Michigan Agrees to Pay $490 Million to More Than 1000 Sexual Abuse Victims Michigan Stadium (Wikipedia) University of Michigan (UM) has agreed to pay a settlement of $490 million to individuals who claim Dr. Robert Anderson sexually abused them during his almost 40-year career at the university. Anderson worked in health services…
Read MoreWomen Sue Deshaun Watson For Sexual Assault
Seven Women File Lawsuits Accusing Deshaun Watson of Sexual Misconduct Seven women have filed lawsuits against football superstar Deshaun Watson. The lawsuits contain allegations, some of them graphic, that in separate incidents, Watson committed sexual misconduct or sexual assault on the women after hiring them for massages. Sources say that more women out there also…
Read MoreVictims of Sexual Abuse by Chess Champion Priest File Lawsuit
Chess Champ Clergy Member Accused of Sexual Abuse in New Lawsuit Filed Under the Child Victims Act At Alonso Krangle, LLP, our child sexual abuse lawyers are all too familiar with how rampant sexual abuse is. Arguably, sexual abuse by people in positions of authority has been a scourge on society since time immemorial. Thankfully,…
Read MoreNew York Uber Lawsuit Filed by Sexual Assault Victim
Uber Passenger’s Sexual Assault Leads to New York Lawsuit Against Uber Uber is no stranger to controversies related to sexual assault. Last year, after growing pressure, Uber acknowledged that in 2017 and 2018, approximately 6,000 people in the US filed sexual assault reports with the rideshare giant. On September 28, 2020, an unnamed woman filed…
Read MoreThousands of Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuits in NY
New Yorkers File Nearly 4,000 Lawsuits Against Sexual Abusers Saba Ali, writing for the Poughkeepsie Journal in August 2020, reported that the number of lawsuits filed in New York under the Child Victim’s Act is nearing 4,000. “Last August, the law allowed survivors of child sexual abuse one year to file claims against those responsible…
Read MoreCuomo Extends Child Victim’s Act One Year
Governor Andrew Cuomo Has Extended the Child Victim’s Act On August 3, 2020, Governor Cuomo signed a bill that officially extended the Child Victim’s Act (CVA) for one year. Among other things, the CVA gave victims of child sexual abuse until August 14, 2000, to file lawsuits that were previously barred by the statute of…
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