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Louisiana High Court Reopens Window for Adult Victims of Childhood Sex Abuse to Sue

NEW ORLEANS (AP) โ€” Officially reversing a controversial March ruling, Louisiana’s highest court Wednesday gave childhood victims of sexual abuse a renewed opportunity to file damage lawsuits. The state Supreme Court’s 5-2 ruling Wednesday upholds a so-called look-back law that …

Dozens More Former Youth Inmates Sue Over Alleged Sexual Abuse at Illinois Detention Centers

Dozens more former youth inmates filed lawsuits seeking millions of dollars in damages for sexual abuse they allegedly endured at Illinois detention centers dating back to the late 1990s. Thirteen women and 95 men filed two separate lawsuits Friday in …

Jury Awards $9M to Player Who Sued US Tennis Association Over Coach’s Sexual Abuse

A tennis player was awarded $9 million in damages by a jury in federal court in Florida after accusing the U.S. Tennis Association of failing to protect her from a coach she said sexually abused her at one of its …

Former Chicago Blackhawks Player Alleges Sexual Assault by Video Coach During 2009-10 Season

CHICAGO (AP) โ€“ A former hockey player in the Chicago Blackhawks organization has alleged in a lawsuit the team`s former video coach sexually assaulted him during the 2009-10 season and the Blackhawks responded inadequately to his complaint because it didn`t …

Judge Rules Ex-UCLA Gynecologist Can Be Retried on Charges of Sexually Abusing Female Patients

A former gynecologist at the University of California, Los Angeles who was sentenced to prison for sexually abusing student patients can be retried on charges involving additional women, a judge ruled. A Superior Court judge granted a prosecution request to …

Virginia Judge Says Medical Malpractice Law Does Not Apply to Sexual Abuse Claims

Most of the claims of sexual abuse and other mistreatment made in a lawsuit by dozens of former patients of a Virginia children`s hospital can move forward, a judge has ruled, rejecting arguments that many of the allegations were time-limited …

Insurer Argues Baltimore Not Covered for Employee’s Sexual Abuse of Minors

Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. is asking a federal court to declare that it does not have to indemnify Baltimore officials who have been targeted in a class action that was filed after a former city security guard took photos of …

Nassar Survivors Sue Michigan State, Alleging Made Secret Decisions About Releasing Documents

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) โ€“ Women who were sexually assaulted by former Michigan State University sports doctor Larry Nassar filed a lawsuit Thursday saying school officials made “secret decisions” about releasing documents in the case. The group of survivors and …

Michigan Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Give Sex Abuse Victims More Time to Sue

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislation Tuesday that would give victims of sexual abuse more time to sue for damages as the state again looks to overhaul laws following multiple sexual abuse scandals. The legislation, which appeared …

Cosby, NBC, Studio Face New Sex Abuse Lawsuit Under New York’s Filing Extension

Five women who have long accused Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting them early in their careers have filed the latest lawsuit against the 85-year-old comedian โ€” and this one calls NBCUniversal, a studio and a production company complicit in the …