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NEW YORK STATUTES OF LIMITATION AND RELATED LAWS
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CHILD SEX ABUSE SOLS
AGE OF MAJORITY
AGE OF CONSENT
AGE OF MARRIAGE
MEDICAL NEGLECT STATUTE
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY STATUTE
MANDATORY REPORTING LAWS
CHILD SEX ABUSE SOLS
AGE OF MAJORITY
AGE OF CONSENT
AGE OF MARRIAGE
MANDATORY REPORTING LAWS
MEDICAL NEGLECT STATUTE
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY STATUTE
Amicus Advocacy in New York
JOSEPH KASTNER v. JOHN SA DOE, ET AL.,
In 2019, the New York General Assembly passed the Child Victims Act that revived child sexual abuse claims for one year. Defendant in this case challenged, the constitutionality of the Act. With its pro bono partner, Lowenstein Sandler LLP, CHILD USA wrote this amicus...
VIRGINIA L. GIUFFRE v. PRINCE ANDREW, DUKE OF YORK, a/k/a ANDREW ALBERT CHRISTIAN EDWARD, in his personal capacity
In 2019, the New York General Assembly passed the Child Victims Act that revived child sexual abuse claims for one year. Due to the judicial barriers caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, including court closures, the Legislature extended the revival window for an...
EMMETT W. CALDWELL v. CITY OF NEW YORK; NYC BOARD OF EDUCATION, et al.
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...