The Baltimore Archdiocese filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on September 29, just before a new Maryland law took effect which eliminates the statute of limitations for civil child abuse…
The Archbishop of Baltimore says the archdiocese is considering bankruptcy in the face of hundreds or thousands of child sexual abuse lawsuits expected to be filed this fall under a…
A New York judge has ordered a retired pediatrician to pay $22 million in damages to a woman he allegedly sexually abused throughout her entire childhood.
The Archdiocese of San Francisco expects it will have to file for bankruptcy to resolve more than 500 child sexual abuse lawsuits which were once time-barred due to California statute…
Teams from the Department of Justice report that a permissive culture in the women's federal prison system has led to incidents of sexual abuse against female prisoners which often go…
The Diocese of Syracuse will pay $100 million as part of a sexual abuse settlement agreement which is designed to help the organization emerge from bankruptcy.
The Supreme Court has refused an appeal by Ohio State University to prevent the reinstatement of more than 100 sexual abuse lawsuits made by former students who say they were…
The Colorado State Supreme Court shot down a law which gave child sex abuse victims three years to file claims against abusers that would have otherwise been barred by the…
The U.S. JPML has rejected a motion to consolidate all cheerleader sex abuse lawsuits filed in recent months for pretrial proceedings.
