At least several hundred lawsuits are about to land. Two collaborating law firms that represent Pringle – Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala, based in Washington State, and Marsh Law Firm, which has an office in White Plains – say they so…
Justice late, not denied: New York to allow old abuse suits
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Hundreds, if not thousands of people who say they were molested as children in New York state are expected to go to court this week to sue their alleged abusers and the institutions they say failed…
New York courts brace for wave of child-abuse lawsuits
ALBANY — The state’s court system is bracing for potentially thousands of lawsuits to be filed starting Wednesday, when a one-year period begins that will enable victims of childhood sexual abuse to file previously time-barred claims against their alleged abusers…
Legal floodgates to open Wednesday as child sexual abuse victims, many after decades, get long-awaited day in court
Starting at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, Taylor and hundreds of other accusers get their long-awaited day in court as New York state’s one-year window finally opens to file suits against alleged sexual predators — with a tsunami of court papers expected…
Deluge of sex abuse lawsuits expected to be filed under Child Victims Act
BUFFALO, N.Y. — In just one week, a long-awaited window will open for those who claim to be victims of child sex abuse, but who were previously denied the ability to seek legal retribution in New York State. It’s all…
A One-Year Window for Victims of Childhood Abuse in NY to Sue for Damages Opens Next Week
Frank Kelly said he was sexually abused by his doctor when he was a child. “The story is that when I was a youngster, I was going to this doctor, me and my sister,” Kelly said. “We went there so…