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The Adult Survivors Act officially passed in New York allowing adult sexual abuse survivors a one-year window in which the state's usual statute of limitations for civil lawsuits would be set aside. This window allows for victims to be heard and file a claim against their abusers. The New York sexual abuse attorneys at Sullivan, Papain, Block, McGrath, Coffinas and Cannavo are dedicated to protecting the rights of sexual abuse victims and bringing those who have committed such heinous acts to justice.
The bill is modeled after New York’s now-expired Child Victims Act, which gave people a similar second chance to sue over sexual abuse they suffered as children. By the time that widow closed, more than 10,000 lawsuits had been filed, many against institutions like churches, schools, camps and scout groups.
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The Adult Survivors Act signed into law on May, 23rd
“Seeing the sense of relief in the survivors’ eyes really is the reason I even began this endeavor because… They were carrying this heavy burden of not just their own horrible assaults and rapes in many cases, but they were also carrying the burden for the unspoken number of victims out there who haven’t spoken out.”
-Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal
$500,000
Sullivan Papain attorney Glenn Nick recently secured a $500,000 settlement for a victim following a trip-and-fall incident on Sutphin Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens. The accident occurred as our client exited a subway stop onto the public sidewalk when she stepped into a missing section of cement adjacent to a manhole cover. This dangerous and defective…
$3.87 Million
A man was rear-ended while stopped to turn into his driveway sustaining neck injuries which aggravated a spine condition from which he was suffering. He underwent surgery to correct the spinal issue during which he sustained damage to one of his vertebral arteries which went undiagnosed. He never regained consciousness and suffered a massive stroke…
$3,750,000
Sullivan Papain attorney Eric Schwarz secured a $3,750,000 settlement on behalf of the estate of a 42-year-old roadway resurfacing worker who was tragically killed while on the job. The worker was part of a nighttime resurfacing crew operating on a roadway adjacent to a hospital. To reduce noise levels, municipal officials requested that backup alarms…
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