Sentences with phrase «cases against their abusers»

A bill that would give victims of child sexual assault a window to bring old cases against their abusers is stalled in Albany.

Gary Greenberg, who lives in New Baltimore, Greene County, and is a minority owner of the casino, hotel and racetrack Vernon Downs, told the Daily News he can't understand why the Legislature won't act to give adults who were victimized as children more time to bring criminal and civil cases against their abusers.

When you file a personal injury claim, you are filing a civil case against your abuser or those who could have stopped the abuse but did nothing.

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The failure was particularly egregious in notorious cases when canonical action was not brought against serial child abusers.

The senator said he doubts that the Senate will even vote this year on Sen. Brad Hoylman's bill, which would allow victims to file lawsuits over child sexual abuse incidents that occurred before 2006, in many cases decades ago, against abusers and their employers.

But the church, along with organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America, has said a one - year look - back period would open the floodgates to litigation against organizations that could have to defend themselves in cases involving alleged abusers who have been dead or retired for years or decades.

The bill, likely to be voted Tuesday, will let prosecutors bring criminal cases any time up to a victim's 23rd birthday, and allow civil lawsuits against abusers any time up to a victim's 50th birthday.

The public needs to be informed of animal cruelty cases and made aware of the action taken against animal abusers.

The ASPCA collects and processes forensic evidence to help build cases against animal abusers.

The actions of the OSPCA take away our ability to save dogs from hot cars and leave our cases against animal abusers in limbo.»

Provisions like North Carolina's 19A Statute, which ALDF used in the unprecedented ALDF v. Woodley case in Sanford, N.C., allow any private citizen or organization to bring civil charges against abusers for violating animal cruelty laws.

In cases of sexual abuse, the law allows children to pursue civil claims against abusers and those who helped cover up or enable the abuse.

In either case, you can claim «damages» against your abuser to compensate you.