Santa Monica Weighs Fiscal Distress Vote Amid Sex Abuse Settlements September 9, 2025 Santa Monica, California officials are voting on whether to adopt a resolution declaring fiscal distress, as mounting sexual abuse settlements...
LA County Approves $4B Payout to Settle Sexual Abuse Claims at Juvenile Facilities April 30, 2025 Los Angeles County officials this week approved a $4 billion payout to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in...
After Decades of Abuse Complaints, New York Pediatrician Ordered to Pay $1.6 Billion April 10, 2025 By Philip Marcelo Starting in the 1980s, New York law enforcement and health officials fielded sexual abuse complaints from the young patients of...
Inside LA County’s $4B Agreement to Settle Sex Abuse Claims at Juvenile Facilities April 8, 2025 By Michael R. Blood and Amy Taxin Los Angeles County has reached a $4 billion agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities...
New York’s Top Court Weighs Child Victim Act Lawsuit Standards February 14, 2025 By Michael Hill Lawyers sparred before New York’s top court Wednesday over how specific a man alleging sexual abuse decades ago needs to...
Former Principal of Missouri Boarding School Charged with Sex Crimes Involving Student October 31, 2024 By Jim Salter A former principal at a Christian boarding school in Missouri that closed in March amid abuse allegations has been charged...
Hundreds Sue Over Alleged Sexual Abuse at Illinois Juvenile Detention Centers September 25, 2024 By Sophia Tareen CHICAGO (AP) — More than 200 men and women were sexually abused as children while in custody at juvenile detention...
Judge Weighs Resolution of $38 Million Damages Dispute in Youth Center Abuse Case August 28, 2024 By Holly Ramer The $38 million verdict in a landmark lawsuit over abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center remains disputed nearly four...
Court Must Decide If Child Victims Act Revives Old Workers’ Compensation Claims July 31, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Did New York lawmakers intend the Child Victims Act (CVA) that revived old claims of sexual abuse to apply to...
Louisiana High Court Reopens Window for Adult Victims of Childhood Sex Abuse to Sue June 14, 2024 By Kevin McGill NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Officially reversing a controversial March ruling, Louisiana’s highest court Wednesday gave childhood victims of sexual abuse...