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...
Dozens More Former Youth Inmates Sue Over Alleged Sexual Abuse at Illinois Detention Centers June 5, 2024 Dozens more former youth inmates filed lawsuits seeking millions of dollars in damages for sexual abuse they allegedly endured at...
Jury Awards $9M to Player Who Sued US Tennis Association Over Coach’s Sexual Abuse May 9, 2024 By Associated Press A tennis player was awarded $9 million in damages by a jury in federal court in Florida after accusing the...
Former Chicago Blackhawks Player Alleges Sexual Assault by Video Coach During 2009-10 Season November 7, 2023 CHICAGO (AP) – A former hockey player in the Chicago Blackhawks organization has alleged in a lawsuit the team`s former...
Judge Rules Ex-UCLA Gynecologist Can Be Retried on Charges of Sexually Abusing Female Patients November 6, 2023 A former gynecologist at the University of California, Los Angeles who was sentenced to prison for sexually abusing student patients...