In New York, the statute of limitations on fraud begins to run on the date the plaintiff (the party bringing the lawsuit) is harmed by the fraudulent conduct. This is known as the accrual date. Under CPLR 213, the plaintiff must file the lawsuit within six years of the accrual date. Al...
When you or your child becomes a victim of sexual abuse in a New York City school, the consequences extend far beyond the immediate incident. The ramifications can be both emotional and physical, affecting not only the victim but also their family. In such cases, it’s critical to understand...
Statute of limitations for child sex crimes Prosecutions of child sex crimes no longer have a statute of limitations. Similar to murder and rape cases, they can now be brought to trial decades after the crime. Additionally, victims of child sex abuse have until they are...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)--Harvey Weinstein, once considered the most powerful man in Hollywood, has been convicted offelony sex crimes. After five days of deliberations, the jury found Weinstein guilty ofthird degree rape and criminal sexual act, but acquitted him ofthree other counts,...
She filed her second lawsuit for both defamation and battery in 2022 after New York passed a law giving sexual assault victims a new window to sue even if the statute of limitations had passed. Carroll in May sought to amend the first lawsuit with a claim for $10 mil...
NY statute of limitations Gov. Hochul signed into law on Nov. 17, 2023, a bill amending the New York State Human Rights Law to extend the statute of limitations for filing claims of unlawful discrimination under state law to three years, which runs from the date of the alleged unlawful dis...
In 2019, in the wake of the#MeToo movementand increasing accountability for sex crimes, New Yorkextendedthe statute of limitations from 3 years to 20 years for adults filing civil lawsuits for certain sex crimes, including forcible touching, sexual abuse, and rape. However, the extension only ...
rally, which organizers say included 400 participants, commemorated the one-year anniversary of the Adult Survivors Act (ASA), which allowed alleged sexual assault victims in New York to file for civil damages from Nov. 24, 2022, to Nov. 24, 2023, regardless of the stat...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) –Jury deliberations resume this morning inHarvey Weinstein'srape and sexual assault trial. Judge James Burke instructed jurors to reconvene todayafter they indicated possible deadlockon the most serious charges. Late Friday afternoon, jurors sent a note asking if they could...
Combs — filed by a woman now living in Canada — was brought under a different law, New York City’s Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Law. That city law also allows accusers to file civil complaints involving sexual assault claims after ...