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Maryland Supreme Court upholds Child Victims Act as constitutional
The Supreme Court of Maryland on Monday upheld as constitutional the state’s Child Victims Act, which took effect in 2023 and eliminates time limits for lawsuits to be filed by people who were sexually abused as children.
Court rules 2023 Child Victims Act is constitutional
A 2023 state law that lifted a 20-year statute of limitations on lawsuits against public and private entities involved in incidents of sexual abuse, essentially allowing victims to file suit at any time,
Maryland’s highest court upholds ending statute of limitations on child sex abuse lawsuits
Maryland’s Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of a 2023 law that ended the state’s statute of limitations for child sexual abuse lawsuits following a report that exposed widespread wrongdoing within the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Maryland Supreme Court upholds Child Victims Act
Author Neil Gaiman was accused in a lawsuit on Monday of repeatedly raping his former babysitter, repeating allegations that were first raised in a Tortoise Media podcast last year. Scarlett Pavlovich also sued Gaiman’s wife, Amanda Palmer, alleging that she knew of his history of sexual misconduct when she hired Pavlovich to work for them. …
Maryland Supreme Court Upholds Child Victims Act As Constitutional, Ring Boy Lawsuit Update
On February 3, The Supreme Court of Maryland upheld as constitutional the state’s Child Victims Act, which took effect in 2023 and eliminates time limits for lawsuits to be filed by people who were sexually abused as children.
Maryland Supreme Court finds Child Victims Act of 2023 constitutional
The law went into effect on Oct. 1, 2023, and eliminated time limits for people to file lawsuits over child sexual abuse and made it easier for them to sue institutions that facilitated their victimization.
SUN: Maryland Supreme Court upholds Child Victims Act as constitutional
The Supreme Court of Maryland on Monday upheld as constitutional the state’s Child Victims Act, which took effect in 2023 and eliminates time limits for lawsuit
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MD Supreme Court upholds Child Victims Act
The Maryland Supreme Court on Monday upheld the 2023 Child Victims Act, which ended the statute of limitations for victims of sexual abuse to bring claims against the institutions that harbored their abusers.
NC Supreme Court upholds child sexual abuse survivors’ right to sue years later
The decision resolves challenges that said lawsuits were unconstitutional, lawyers representing abuse survivors says.
Maryland state senator slams lack of urgency over ‘fiscal disaster’ from Child Victims Act
State Sen. Justin Ready is advocating for changes to the Child Victims Act of 2023, cautioning against a potential “fiscal ...
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Ring boy lawsuit against McMahons, WWE to continue following Maryland Supreme Court ruling
The ring boy lawsuit is moving forward. On Monday, the Maryland Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the Child Victims Act, which ...
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Supreme Court of Maryland upholds Child Victims Act as constitutional
The Supreme Court of Maryland on Monday upheld the state’s Child Victims Act of 2023 as constitutional, which eliminates the ...
Victims of abuse shouldn't have to pay for Maryland's fiscal woes
Maryland’s budget concerns don’t justifying revoking liability under the Child Victims Act, Maryland attorneys write in a guest opinion piece.