Judge Dismisses Oakland Diocese Bankruptcy, Allowing Sexual Abuse Lawsuits to Proceed
A major ruling in Oakland could bring long delayed justice as hundreds of survivors prepare to move forward with their day in court.
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A major ruling in Oakland could bring long delayed justice as hundreds of survivors prepare to move forward with their day in court.
Nearly two decades of warnings allegedly went unanswered at a New Jersey elementary school. Seventeen survivors are now taking the district to court seeking accountability.
Robert Morris, the once influential Gateway Church megachurch pastor convicted of child sexual abuse now claims his survivor’s lawsuit should be dismissed. What will the court will decide next?
A New Hampshire Supreme Court ruling blocks survivors from using the state’s 2020 law abolishing time limits for sexual abuse lawsuits, citing constitutional grounds. This ruling, however, should not discourage survivors from learning their legal rights or coming forward.
After five years in bankruptcy, the Diocese of Buffalo has filed a $274 million plan to settle with more than 900 survivors of clergy sexual abuse, one of the largest such settlements in the U.S., and second largest in New York state. Survivor advocates are pushing for transparency reforms as part of the settlement.
After a split verdict in the first Uber sexual assault trial, the plaintiff’s attorneys plan to appeal, arguing the judge wrongly allowed evidence of their client’s sexual history, a violation of California’s Rape Shield Law.
Uber’s first sexual assault trial ended with a split verdict: negligent, but not liable. This legal analysis explains why the jury ruled as it did and what it means for the many cases still pending in California state court and federal MDL 3084.
Uber’s first sexual assault trial ended with a split verdict: jurors found the company negligent but not liable. What does this mean for thousands of survivors still waiting for their day in court?
A judge blocked parish efforts to avoid funding Buffalo’s $150 million clergy abuse settlement. Survivors push for reforms and demand transparency.
The SBC is winning battles in court, but survivors say the denomination’s stalled reforms and mounting legal bills raise urgent questions about accountability.