Child Victims Act Claims Can Now Be Filed Until August 14, 2021 On Monday, August 3, 2020, Governor Cuomo signed legislation extending the look back window for victims to file claims under the Child Victims Act. The Child Victims Act allows New York residents who were sexually abused
UPDATE: On Monday, August 3, 2020, Governor Cuomo signed legislation extending the look back window for victims to file claims under the Child Victims Act. The new legislation extends the special filing period by a full year and claims can now be filed under the Child Victims Act until
UPDATE: On Monday, August 3, 2020, Governor Cuomo signed legislation extending the look back window for victims to file claims under the Child Victims Act. The new legislation extends the special filing period by a full year and claims can now be filed under the Child Victims Act until
A shocking report revealed the existence of a secret database listing the names of tens of thousands of child molesters within Jehovah’s Witnesses. The organization allegedly directed elders in all U.S. congregations to send detailed reports on members facing an accusation of child sex abuse to its headquarters,
Accused Clerics of the Diocese of Albany.
Gov. Cuomo signed the NYS Child Victims Act into law over two weeks ago. The new law creates a one year, statute of limitations window for previously time-barred lawsuits. This new SOL window will open in approximately five months, giving victims of childhood sex abuse a new chance
Gov. Andrew Cuomo was scheduled Thursday to sign the Child Victims Act — a law that will make it easier for New Yorkers who were victims of sex abuse as kids to sue for damages as adults. The bill, which passed both houses of the Legislature last month, extends
ALBANY — For more than a decade, victims of childhood sexual abuse in New York have asked lawmakers here for the chance to seek justice — only to be blocked by powerful interests including insurance companies, private schools and leaders from the Roman Catholic Church and Orthodox Jewish communities.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said the Child Victims Act is a priority on his legislative agenda this year, and with Democrats controlling the State Senate, it's expected to be signed into law as soon as Monday. "I think for prior victims it's very important because the average victim doesn't
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Supporters of the Child Victims Act are celebrating what they believe will be final passage of the bill meant to provide justice for victims of sexual abuse. Gary Greenberg, the driving force behind the Child Victims Act, says New York State needs to eliminate the
