Boy Scouts of America File for Bankruptcy Amid Sexual Abuse Claims
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is something of an American institution. Although its members’ motto is be prepared, BSA was decidedly not prepared for the legal backlash it [...]
New York’s Child Victims Act Enables Jeffrey Epstein’s Victims to File Civil Suits for Damages
The victims who have accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexually abusing them as minors will be eligible to bring civil claims for one year starting in August under the New [...]
The fight to protect negligent organizations continues
There are some who believe that the fight to hold organizations like the Catholic Church accountable for covering up sexual abuse has been won. In the face of almost universal [...]
Child sexual abuse survivors demand statute of limitations reform
On Oct. 15, survivors of childhood sexual abuse and supporters were at the Pennsylvania state capitol to pressure legislators to open a “window of justice.” Demonstrators held signs demanding a [...]
Sexual abuse is a problem in institutions, Catholic and otherwise
The sweeping Pennsylvania grand jury report involving six Catholic dioceses operating in the state has drawn substantial attention to the problem of sexual abuse of children in these institutions. One [...]
Young athletes increasingly coming forward about sexual abuse
One hundred former Ohio State students have revealed that a team doctor sexually abused them, according to an internal Ohio State investigation released on Friday, July 20. This was only [...]
Rise in sexual assaults on commercial airlines has FBI baffled
On behalf of Nathanial L. Foote of Andreozzi + Foote on Friday, June 22, 2018. As anyone who has flown in recent years knows, commercial airlines take safety seriously. Yet one danger is increasing [...]
Court motion filed to give diocese victims the right to speak
Many brave sexual abuse victims have spoken publicly to draw attention to just how widespread sexual assault and sexual abuse really are. As part of the movement to give voice [...]
When workplace pressure becomes emotional abuse
Let's face it, most of us have worked for bosses who blew their stack at the drop of a hat; or worked in an office where the tension was so [...]
Talking to your kids about sexual abuse
For all of the strides of the #MeToo movement -- and the bravery sexual abuse and harassment victims continue to demonstrate by speaking out -- it is still difficult to [...]