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In July 2021, the Southern District of West Virginia granted the Governor of West Virginia’s Motion to Dismiss a case brought by a group of children who are or were placed in the foster care system. Despite the plaintiffs’ claims that the foster care system in West...

In August 2021, the Southern District of New York dismissed the case of the plaintiff, finding that the provisions of the New York Child Victims Act that revive claims for child sexual abuse are limited to those for which the plaintiff is under age 55. CHILD USA wrote...

In July 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio accepted a petition to consider whether the cap on non-economic damages for child sexual abuse claims is unconstitutional. CHILD USA and the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children wrote this amicus brief, arguing...

On September 24, 2007, federal prosecutors entered into a secret, pre-indictment non-prosecution agreement (NPA) with Jeffrey Epstein to resolve multiple civil claims for sexual abuse, including those of Courtney Wild. CHILD USA and the Marsh Law Firm wrote this...

In 2019, the California Legislature amended Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 340.1 to revive previously-expired civil claims for child sexual abuse. The Defendant argues that the revival provisions are unconstitutional under the California Constitution as applied in this case....

In 2019, the New York General Assembly passed the Child Victims Act. Defendants in this case have challenged whether a claim for Breach of Fiduciary Duty can apply to the relationship between the Plaintiff and the Defendant. CHILD USA wrote this amicus brief, arguing...

In 2019, the North Carolina General Assembly passed the Sexual Assault Fast Reporting and Enforcement Child Act. Defendants in this case have challenged the constitutionality of the Act’s provisions that revive claims for child sexual abuse, claiming they have a...

Connecticut law requires that students receive certain vaccinations prior to enrollment in public or private school and removed a religious exemption to that law on April 28, 2021.  Plaintiffs in this case have argued that that the broad and neutrally applicable...

CHILD USA wrote this amicus brief in support of Plaintiff’s request to proceed under pseudonym on her claims arising from childhood sexual abuse by two clergymen while on Defendants property. The Defendants in this case challenge Plaintiff’s request for anonymity...

An Ohio toddler died as a result of on-going severe abuse and neglect, and evidence suggests that Perry County Children Services (PCCS) is responsible. The lower Ohio courts refused to allow the toddler’s estate and the grandmother their day in court, disregarding...