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Child Victims Act Look Back Period Extended to 1/14/2021

Written by Lisa Coppola on May 8, 2020. Posted in COVID 19, Litigation, Personal Injury.

New Yorkers who suffered sexual abuse as children were left without a way to seek justice for decades. Last year, New York passed a law that allows child victims of sexual abuse to bring claims against their abusers (and the...

Act Now: Claims Revived By The Child Victims Act May Be Filed Now Through August 14, 2020

Written by Lisa Coppola on August 14, 2019. Posted in Litigation, Personal Injury.

The New York Child Victims Act allows victims of child sex abuse to file a civil suit any time before their 55th birthday. Previously these claims expired on the victim’s 23rd birthday. The Act also creates a limited one-year...

Breaking: New York’s Child Victims Act To Protect Older Victims

Written by Support on February 15, 2019. Posted in Personal Injury.

The Child Victims Act was signed into law in New York State on February 14, 2019. Here’s what you should know: The law extends the statute of limitations for sexual abuse cases in which the victim was less than 18 years old....

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Tag: child victims

Child Victims Act Look Back Period Extended to 1/14/2021

Act Now: Claims Revived By The Child Victims Act May Be Filed Now Through August 14, 2020

Breaking: New York’s Child Victims Act To Protect Older Victims