Lawsuits Name 40 Child Sex Abusers within the Clerical Ranks of the Diocese (New York, NY) – Today, attorneys from…
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Statement of Attorney and Advocate Jeff Anderson (New York, NY) – Today, the New York Senate voted 60 to 0…
Lawsuits Name Over 30 Child Sex Abusers within the Clerical Ranks of the Diocese (New York, NY) – Today, attorneys…
(Nassau County, NY) – A Nassau County Court has denied the Diocese of Rockville Centre’s callous attempt to throw out…
Breakthrough New York Decision: Court Rules Identity of Survivors Who Brought Suit Under Child Victims Act to be Protected and…
(New York, New York) – Wednesday in Manhattan, sexual abuse survivors and the law firm of Jeff Anderson & Associates will: Announce the filing of over 45 lawsuits against the Archdiocese of New York on Wednesday, when the one-year window provision of the New York Child Victims Act (CVA) takes effect; Announce the filing of over 30 lawsuits against the Diocese of Brooklyn under the CVA window provision;
Long-Awaited Reform To Provide Justice and Accountability (Albany, NY) – New York is on the verge of making child protection history as the state Legislature is expected to pass the proposed Child Victims Act (CVA) today. “It appears that the lawmakers in New York are finally coming together to choose the welfare of survivors and the public over the interests of powerful institutions trying to protect themselves and their secrets,” said Jeff Anderson, an attorney with Jeff Anderson & Associates noted for his work on behalf of child sexual abuse survivors for more than three decades…
Save the date: Supporters of the Child Victims Act will gather in Albany next week to push New York State lawmakers to pass the bill inspired by sex-abuse scandals at Poly Prep Country Day School, Syracuse and other institutions. Current state law requires survivors of childhood sexual abuse to file a case by the time they are 23 years old. The bill by Assemblywoman Margaret Markey (D-Maspeth) would eliminate the criminal and civil statute of limitations on sex-abuse cases. “I wanted to remind everyone about the Rally and Lobby Days for the Child Victims Act of New York that will tak…
New York assemblywoman Margaret Markey is taking her sexual abuse legislation on the road. Markey, a Democrat from Queens, will hold a hearing on her Child Victims Act, which would eliminate criminal and civil statute of limitations in sex abuse cases in Manhattan on March 8. The bill was inspired in part by scandals at Poly Prep, Penn State and Syracuse. Markey will hold the hearing with the New York State Assembly Codes Committee. The lawmakers have invited will hear from law enforcement officials, mental health experts and sexual abuse victims testify about why the statute of limitations …