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Columbia University and Hospital Plan $100M Fund for Hadden Sex Abuse Survivors

New York City’s Columbia University and Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) announced a plan that includes a $100 million fund for survivors to address the abuse and trauma inflicted by former gynecologist Robert Hadden. The $100 million survivors’ settlement …

Trump Liable for Sex Abuse, Must Pay $5 Million to Carroll

A federal jury in New York found Donald Trump liable for sexually assaulting writer E. Jean Carroll and then defaming her by calling her a liar, the first verdict against him in a string of legal cases that threaten to …

Boy Scouts of America Bankruptcy Plan Upheld Despite Insurers’ Objections

A federal judge on March 28 denied an appeal, largely made by insurers, to strike down the Boy Scouts of America’s reorganization plan approved last year to allow the nonprofit to settle tens of thousands of sexual abuse claims. The …

Judge Upholds Maine Law Opposed by Diocese Allowing Older Sex Abuse Suits

AUGUSTA, Maine — A state judge on Tuesday upheld a Maine law that eliminated the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse, allowing survivors to pursue lawsuits for sex crimes that happened decades ago. An attorney for more than a …

Special Report: Corporate Chiefs Dodge Lawsuits Over Sexual Abuse, Deadly Products

Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction landed him in prison. Allegations of serial sexual abuse cost him his career and his movie studio. His company went bankrupt and later settled legal claims by about 50 women. But one group of …

USA Gymnastics Eyes $425M Settlement with Nassar Abuse Survivors

USA Gymnastics could be near the final stages of the legal fallout of the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. The organization and hundreds of women who claim they were abused by the former national team doctor or others affiliated with …

Epstein Accuser Sues Prince Andrew Claiming Sexual Abuse

Prince Andrew was sued in New York by a woman who claims she was recruited by Jeffrey Epstein as a teenager and “lent out” to powerful men, including the second son of Queen Elizabeth II, for sexual purposes. Virginia Giuffre …

Chubb Estimates $1.4 Billion in Q2 Global Losses Tied to Coronavirus

Chubb’s disclosure of second quarter 2020 global net catastrophe losses underscores the damage COVID-19 is doing to some carriers’ bottom lines. The global property/casualty insurer estimated $1.8 billion in pretax catastrophe losses for Q2, or $1.5 billion after tax. Of …

Lawyer: Ex-Kansas VA Worker Subject of Nearly 100 Sex Abuse Lawsuits

The number of lawsuits accusing a former physician assistant at a Veteran’s Administration hospital in Kansas of sexual abuse is approaching 100. The Wichita Eagle reports that Kansas City attorneys Dan Curry and Sarah Brown filed three more lawsuits last …

Penn State and Insurer Settle Fight Over Payments to Sandusky Sex Abuse Victims

Penn State has settled a court fight with its insurer over payments to victims of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, a case that revealed new allegations about how early late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno knew of …