CHILD USA filed this amicus brief in support of the Plaintiff-Appellant, urging the Court of Appeals to reject the District Court’s decision that misconstrued the CVA’s revival provision to deny victims long-awaited justice. CHILD USA argues that creating an affirmative defense out of the revival...
CHILD USA filed this amicus brief in support of Plaintiff and urged the Court to uphold the constitutionality of North Carolina’s 2019 revival window as applied to all types of defendants. This brief argues that both the statutory text and legislative history clearly support entity liability and...
CHILD USA filed this amicus brief in support of Plaintiffs-Appellees to provide the Commonwealth Court with current research and analysis regarding Pennsylvania’s state tort immunity exception for child sexual abuse claims and arguing that the statutory text and legislative history support...
CHILD USA filed this brief in support of Plaintiff-Appellant seeking reversal of the Superior Court decision dismissing their negligence claims on the grounds that the SAFE Child Act's revival window provision does not apply to claims against entities. CHILD USA argues that the express language of...
This amicus brief was written to request a ruling by the Supreme Court of Utah after a lower court found that the First Amendment immunizes religious institutions from liability for tortious claims arising from a religiously-motivated sexual assault investigation. CHILD USA examined the ways in...
In this amicus curiae brief, CHILD USA provides research and analysis regarding Pennsylvania’s state tort immunity exception for child sexual abuse claims, the compelling public interest in permitting all sexual assault claims to proceed against local agencies, the public safety impacts of...
CHILD USA wrote this amicus brief in support of Plaintiff-Appellant arguing that considerations of foreseeability and public policy demand a duty be imposed on educational institutions to compel them to act in furtherance of their child protection responsibilities under New York’s Social Services...
This amicus brief was written by Ending Clergy Abuse in support of Plaintiff in connection with the matter involving the liability of a religious organization for acts of its clergy. Issues include whether a religious organization is liable for act of its clergy across multiple countries including...
This amicus brief was written to support an appeal to the Supreme Court of Nevada, encouraging the court to apply various laws to institutions, like synagogues, where an individual was sexually abused by a cantor in a synagogue. Issues include whether laws of negligent hiring, supervision and...