Linda Rosenthal, the Assemblywoman, and Sen. Brad Hoylman are looking to extend the window for the Child Victims Act another year. Now lawmakers in Albany needs to pass it. THis allows survivors of childhood sexual abuse to come forward at any age to file a civil lawsuit against their abusers and any institutions that either […]
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NEW YORK, August 25,2021, (nypost.com) A lawsuit filed by the man who appeared as a baby on Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ album cover is getting a varied reaction from many legal experts. Jeff Herman quoted in the New York Post article: But lawyer Jeff Herman, whose Manhattan firm recently filed around 1,400 suits under New York’s Child Victims’ Act,
NEW YORK, August 13, 2021, (nypost.com) Tomorrow marks the final day to file child sexual abuse cases in New York under the New York Child Victims’ Act. From the New York Post article: “Overall, the [Child Victims’ Act] window has accomplished what it was intended to do,” said Jeff Herman from Herman Law, which has
Survivors Must File Now NEW YORK, June 23, 2021 (Newswire.com) – After almost two years of being in effect, the statute of limitations extension created by the New York Child Victims Act (CVA) is ending. Survivors have until Aug. 13, 2021, to file any potential claim for damages related to previously time-barred cases. After Aug. 13, 2021, those
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Multiple victims have come forward accusing former Green Chimneys employee Robert Doig of sexual assault in the 60s and 70s. Jeff Herman recently discussed the claim with Hudson Valley News 12. See the full story here.
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“The allegations are that the Diocese of Ogdensburg failed to protect our client from sexual abuse,” attorney Jeffrey M. Herman, who is representing the plaintiff, said in an email statement Wednesday. “I am determined to help this brave man share his story and begin the healing process. We are a voice for victims and our
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Written By Shenandoah Briere/ The Daily Gazette The foster care system is systemically flawed, according to a child sex abuse survivor and her attorneys who recently filed a lawsuit against Schenectady County, the Office of Family and Children Services and 10 unnamed individuals. The case, filed under the Child Victim’s Act, is one of
By SYDNEY SCHAEFER CANTON — Two foster fathers allegedly sexually abused a young girl in foster care in St. Lawrence County nearly 50 years ago, according to a lawsuit filed against the county last week. The woman, identified as her initials C.I. in court documents, filed suit in state Supreme Court in St. Lawrence County
Lawmakers in Colorado are discussing opening a window to allow adult victims of child sex abuse to file claims agains their perpetrators. The window of opportunity had previously been closed due to statute of limitations expiring. Lawmakers are talking about whether to give victims of child sexual abuse an unlimited time frame to file suits
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