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On May 27, 2020, the New York Legislature voted to extend the lookback window of the Child Victims Act (CVA) for an additional year until August 14, 2021. This passage happened quickly in response to criticism that Gov. Cuomo exceeded his executive authority in issuing an Executive Order that extended the CVA lookback window until
Read More >Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Friday, May 8, 2020 that the state of New York will extend the window for victims to file otherwise time-barred cases under the Child Victims Act for an additional five months until January 14, 2021. In 2019, Gov. Cuomo signed the Child Victims Act
Read More >As the nation’s hardest hit metro area, New York has seen tremendous changes in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Cuomo has led efforts in responding to the crisis with an aggressive stay-at-home order and closure of non-essential businesses and many courts statewide. The closure of courts and law offices has especially impacted the rights
Read More >The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection on February 17, 2020 amidst several expensive sex-abuse lawsuits. The BSA intends to use the bankruptcy filing to “equitably compensate victims” of abuse while keeping the organization from folding. The bankruptcy filing will halt ongoing lawsuits pending the decision. Although the organization is
Read More >Another lawsuit has been filed under the Child Victims Act, this time against a former employee at the Western New York Children’s Psychiatric Center in West Seneca who allegedly sexually abused a patient during the 1980s. The lawsuit claims the accuser, who was admitted to the center when he was 12 years old, was sexually
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