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Advocates of the Child Victims Act (CVA) as well as child abuse victims themselves are currently urging lawmakers to extend the lookback window of the  Child Victims Act (CVA) for another year, which would give adult victims of childhood sexual abuse more time to file legal actions against their perpetrators. Unfortunately, with COVID-19 putting a …

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The Child Victims Act Window Opens on August 14th! On August 14th, a one-year, one-time-only period will begin to allow all victims of childhood sexual abuse in New York to seek civil action, regardless of how old the victim is or how long ago the abuse occurred. This means that for one year, you may …

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According to WABC TV New York, Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation Monday to ease restrictions on when childhood sexual abuse victims can seek damages in court, an action that comes after a wave of details last year about the abuse of minors in the Roman Catholic Church. Murphy said in a statement that he recognized …

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 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, …

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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 …

Herman Law Firm P.A. in the New York Post: “How the Child Victims Act revealed New York’s dark history of child sexual abuse” Read More »

“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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