Michigan bills would give sex abuse victims more time to sue
3 years, 3 months ago

Michigan bills would give sex abuse victims more time to sue

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — State lawmakers are poised to consider bipartisan bills aimed at helping potentially thousands of sex abuse victims sue for damages, including those molested by a University of Michigan sports physician. Similar government immunity legislation stalled three years ago — after Michigan State agreed to a $500 million settlement for Nassar’s victims — amid pushback from universities, schools, municipalities, businesses and the Catholic Church over the financial implications of facing an unknown number of suits for old allegations. I think they’re so brave for doing that,” said Rep. Karen Whitsett, a Detroit Democrat whose bill would open a one-year window for sex assault victims to sue retroactively, regardless of the time limit. Three years ago, the law was changed so Nassar victims could sue retroactively and people who were sexually abused as children could pursue legal action until their 28th birthday or three years from when they realize they have been abused.

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Newsom vetoes bill allowing more lawsuits from victims of sex abuse at juvenile facilities
3 months, 1 week ago

Newsom vetoes bill allowing more lawsuits from victims of sex abuse at juvenile facilities

LA Times  

The bill vetoed by Gov. Alarmed at the number of lawsuits that involved Los Angeles County’s network of juvenile facilities, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks introduced a bill that would have opened a one-year window within the statute of limitations for people to sue over sexual abuse that occurred at juvenile detention facilities and probation camps throughout the state. “He had no …

Larry Nassar survivors sue Michigan State over alleged ‘secret decisions’ on releasing documents
1 year, 5 months ago

Larry Nassar survivors sue Michigan State over alleged ‘secret decisions’ on releasing documents

Associated Press  

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Women who were sexually assaulted by former Michigan State University sports doctor Larry Nassar filed a lawsuit Thursday saying school officials made “secret decisions” about releasing documents in the case. “It’s really, really hard to heal when you know there’s still answers to a lot of your questions out there,” Nassar survivor Elizabeth Maurer said at …

Adult sex abuse survivors win 2nd chance to sue in New York
2 years, 7 months ago

Adult sex abuse survivors win 2nd chance to sue in New York

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — Adult sexual assault survivors who missed legal deadlines to sue their abusers would get a second chance to file lawsuits under a bill that received final approval Monday from New York’s Legislature. Once it becomes law, the Adult Survivors Act would set give victims of sexual abuse a one-year window in which the state’s usual statue of …

U. of Michigan agrees to settle students’ sex-abuse lawsuit
2 years, 9 months ago

U. of Michigan agrees to settle students’ sex-abuse lawsuit

Associated Press  

The University of Michigan has reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit brought by students who sought to force changes in how the school protects the campus from sexual misconduct. In January, the school announced a $490 million settlement with Anderson’s accusers — a separate legal action from the class-action suit brought by Josephine Graham, a University of Michigan senior. …

EXPLAINER: How will U. of Michigan assault settlement work?
2 years, 11 months ago

EXPLAINER: How will U. of Michigan assault settlement work?

Associated Press  

DETROIT — A $490 million deal to settle claims of sexual assault against a University of Michigan doctor will be handled in a similar way to the $500 million agreement worked out in 2018 by Michigan State University and the victims of Larry Nassar. THE SCHOOL’S RESPONSE When lawsuits were filed in 2020, U-M lawyers said the allegations were too …

U. of Michigan reaches $490M settlement over sexual abuse
2 years, 11 months ago

U. of Michigan reaches $490M settlement over sexual abuse

Associated Press  

The University of Michigan announced a $490 million settlement Wednesday with more than 1,000 people who say they were sexually assaulted by a sports doctor during his nearly four-decade career at the school. The university said 1,050 people will share in the financial settlement, the latest in several large payouts made by American universities following accusations of repeated sexual abuse …

Bills open window for Anderson victims to sue U of Michigan
3 years ago

Bills open window for Anderson victims to sue U of Michigan

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — More than 1,000 sexual abuse victims of a University of Michigan sports doctor would get a window in which they could sue the school for damages under new bills that the Legislature will consider. Similar legislation was enacted following the conviction of former women’s national gymnastics team physician Larry Nassar, who molested hundreds of girls and women, …

Victims of Michigan university doctors push law changes
3 years, 3 months ago

Victims of Michigan university doctors push law changes

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Victims of sexual abuse and lawmakers testified Thursday in support of legislation that would give accusers more time to sue for damages and would take away immunity for governmental bodies that knew or should have known about criminal sexual misconduct. The legislation, which has support from both parties, could allow hundreds of men and women who have …

Judge OKs $73-million payout to victims of alleged sexual abuse by UCLA gynecologist
3 years, 5 months ago

Judge OKs $73-million payout to victims of alleged sexual abuse by UCLA gynecologist

LA Times  

A federal judge Monday gave final approval to a $73-million settlement of a lawsuit alleging that some 6,000 women were sexually abused by a former UCLA gynecologist. The 2019 class-action suit involved allegations that, from 1983 to 2018, Dr. James Heaps groped women, simulated intercourse with an ultrasound probe or made inappropriate comments during examinations at the UCLA student health …

Unclear fate for bill to give abuse survivors chance to sue
3 years, 7 months ago

Unclear fate for bill to give abuse survivors chance to sue

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — The fate of a bill to give people sexually abused as adults a chance to sue the perpetrators was unclear Thursday when it unanimously passed the state Senate without public support from the Assembly’s top leaders. The Senate passed the bill Thursday with a 62-0 vote, echoing the chamber’s 2019 unanimous passage of a similar bill for …

Lawmakers move closer to letting child sex abuse victims sue
3 years, 8 months ago

Lawmakers move closer to letting child sex abuse victims sue

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — For the first time, prominent Republican state senators on Wednesday put their support behind legislation in Pennsylvania to change the law to allow now-adult victims of child sexual abuse to sue the perpetrators or institutions that did not prevent it when it happened years or decades ago. The vote, 11-3, in the Senate Judiciary Committee comes after …

University of Michigan hopes to settle doctor abuse lawsuits
4 years, 8 months ago

University of Michigan hopes to settle doctor abuse lawsuits

Associated Press  

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan hopes to settle lawsuits from hundreds of people who say they were sexually abused by a sports doctor who worked at the university for decades, officials said Tuesday. The school aims to develop a process outside the court system to provide “more certain, faster relief,” in addressing misconduct claims against Dr. Robert …

University of Michigan hires new law firm in abuse inquiry
4 years, 9 months ago

University of Michigan hires new law firm in abuse inquiry

Associated Press  

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan has hired a new law firm to lead the investigation into allegations a deceased doctor molested hundreds of people. The school said Tuesday that WilmerHale has replaced Steptoe & Johnson, which it cut ties with two weeks ago after learning some of the firm’s attorneys represented high-profile clients accused of sexual misconduct. …

Men hire lawyers over alleged abuse by U. of Michigan doctor
4 years, 10 months ago

Men hire lawyers over alleged abuse by U. of Michigan doctor

Associated Press  

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Several men alleging sexual abuse by a deceased University of Michigan doctor have retained law firms that are representing accusers who sued Michigan State University and Ohio State University in similar cases, attorneys said Monday. Stephen Estey, whose California firm has been hired by “several” men, said the parallels between the allegations about Dr. Richard Anderson …

Over 100 state lawmakers accused of misconduct in 3 years
4 years, 11 months ago

Over 100 state lawmakers accused of misconduct in 3 years

Associated Press  

— State lawmakers across the U.S. have reached a troubling milestone for allegations of sexual misconduct, even as they have taken significant steps to try to prevent and investigate such behavior. That tally has continued to grow, despite the fact that the vast majority of state legislative chambers now require lawmakers to undergo training about sexual harassment, the AP review …

California grants more time for filing child sexual abuse allegations under new law
5 years, 2 months ago

California grants more time for filing child sexual abuse allegations under new law

LA Times  

Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman gives her victim impact statement during Larry Nassar’s trial. “More and more, we’re hearing about people who were victims years ago but were not ready to come forward to tell their story until now.” Currently, survivors must file a lawsuit within eight years of reaching adulthood or within three years of the date a survivor …

Michigan State University fined $4.5 million in Nassar case
5 years, 4 months ago

Michigan State University fined $4.5 million in Nassar case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The government on Thursday ordered Michigan State University to make sweeping changes and pay a $4.5 million fine after determining that it failed to adequately respond to sexual assault complaints against Larry Nassar, a campus sports doctor who molested elite gymnasts and other female athletes. The department’s investigation concluded that Michigan State violated several key parts of the …

NY gives sex abuse victims more time to sue, press charges
5 years, 10 months ago

NY gives sex abuse victims more time to sue, press charges

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law Thursday long-sought legislation that gives the victims of childhood sexual abuse more time to seek criminal charges or file lawsuits against their abusers. The law known as the Child Victims Act loosens one of the nation’s tightest statutes of limitations on molestation cases. Sarah Klein, a former Olympic gymnast …

Report blasts Michigan State’s handling of sex cases
5 years, 11 months ago

Report blasts Michigan State’s handling of sex cases

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Michigan State University’s failure to detect and stop sexual assaults by now-imprisoned sports doctor Larry Nassar indicates a lack of institutional control, according to a U.S. Department of Education report. “The university’s persistent failure to take swift and decisive action to detect and stop Nassar’s two-decade long predatory and abusive behavior indicates a lack of institutional control, especially …

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