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...
CHILD USA submitted this amicus brief in support of Plaintiff-Appellant arguing that student-on-student sexual harassment is actionable under Michigan's Elliot-Larson Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) and that a constructive knowledge standard should apply and under which the Alpena school district should...
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 Virginia is in a state of...