How Baltimore law firms helped the Catholic church manage sexual abuse claims

In 1987, a law firm for the Archdiocese of Baltimore contacted a prosecutor with a problem: was the church obligated to report a priest who had lately been accused of…

Portland Diocese challenging 2021 Maine law lifting statute of limitations on childhood abuse claims

Lawyer Michael Bigos, who signifies customers suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, speaks all through a news convention in Lewiston on Wednesday. Employees image by Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff members…

A change in Maine law prompts a wave of new church abuse allegations

The elimination of the statute of limitations was a salve for men and women like Robert Dupuis, 73, who stated he was abused by a priest when he was 12…

New York law gives adult sex abuse survivors more time to sue. But does it go far enough?

A Safe and sound Horizon PSA about the Grownup Survivors Act performs in Times Square throughout a push convention on the new law in New York in 2022. (Julia Nikhinson/AP)…

Flood of sexual abuse lawsuits expected in New York as new law takes effect | Sexual harassment

A trickle of higher-profile sexual abuse lawsuits passing as a result of New York’s civil courts is probably to come to be a flood in the coming months because of…