Author: David Catalfamo
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New York State Board of Regents Must Approve Critical Reforms to Protect Students from Sexual Abuse
January 22, 2025 Contact: press@justice4survivors.com, (845) 521-4945 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF REGENTS MUST APPROVE CRITICAL REFORMS TO PROTECT STUDENTS FROM SEXUAL ABUSE NEW YORK, NY – The Coalition for Just and Compassionate Compensation – an independent alliance of survivors of child sex abuse, their representatives, and advocates seeking full restitution for…
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Governor Hochul Fails to Stand Up for Child Sex Abuse Survivors Against Bi Insurance in State of the State Address
January 14, 2025 Contact: press@justice4survivors.com, (845) 521-4945 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, NY – In today’s State of the State address, New York Governor Kathy Hochul failed to stand up for child sex abuse survivors against big insurance. While the Governor’s Office released proposals to hold health insurers accountable for refusing to pay claims for…
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Op-Ed | The solution to rampant greed is holding corporate leaders accountable
AmNY (Opinion) | By Stephen Jimenez Posted on January 8, 2025 We are living in a time where multi-billion dollar industries are calling all the shots, while Americans are left vulnerable to every whim or decision made by a powerful few. CEOs are holding our government hostage and insurance companies are intentionally denying claims to increase profits. Following the horrific…
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ICYMI: New York’s Broken Promise to Victims
December 20, 2024 Contact: press@justice4survivors.com, (978) 807-7950 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, NY – The flippant response to the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is a symptom of a far deeper societal wound, Dave Catalfamo argues in an op-ed published by the Daily News yesterday. Catalfamo, the founder and executive director of the Coalition…
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LISTEN: One Leg Up With Dave Catalfamo, Executive Director of CJCC
Alex Garrett’s One Leg Up Network | December 19, 2024 Description Thanks to Dave Catalfamo for joining to discuss his Daily News Op-Ed, ‘NY’s Broken Promise to Victims’, on Alex Garrett’s One Leg Up Network. Link to Dave’s article can be found here: https://www.nydailynews.com/20… LISTEN HERE
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Gov. Hochul Intercedes in Insurance Fight Over Denials of Anesthesia Coverage While Refusing to do the Same for Child Abuse Survivors Denied Coverage by the Industry
December 5, 2024 Contact: press@justice4survivors.com, 978-807-7950 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ‘The hypocrisy is glaring.’ Survivors and advocates ignored by Hochul’s Department of Financial Services as insurers refuse to pay claims in child sexual abuse cases New York – Last night, Governor Hochul promised to intervene in Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield’s devastating decision to refuse full…
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New Jersey Federal Court Rules Major Insurer Cannot Dodge Coverage in Child Sexual Abuse Cases
October 29, 2024 Contact: press@justice4survivors.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE As part of national insurance industry strategy, Chubb Inc. subsidiary refused to pay claims in “Child Victims Act” cases involving Trenton Diocese TRENTON, NJ – A federal court in New Jersey dismissed Century Indemnity Co.’s lawsuit attempting to escape coverage of child sexual abuse claims in cases…
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Facing Billions in Child Victims Act Claims, CHUBB Insurance Insiders Dump Stock
October 28, 2024 Contact: press@justice4survivors.com, (845) 521-4945 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chubb Insurance CEO unloads $18 million in stock while CVA survivors die awaiting justice NEW YORK, NY – As Chubb Insurance braces for an onslaught of multi billion-dollar abuse claims, top insiders, including CEO Evan Greenberg, are cashing in millions of dollars’ worth of stock,…
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Insurance Company Stonewalls Nearly 500 Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse in Rochester
October 16, 2024 Contact: press@justice4survivors.com, (203) 641-6681 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. REFUSED TO JOIN OTHER LIABILITY CARRIERS IN CONTRIBUTING TO A SETTLEMENT ROCHESTER, NY – Justice is being delayed in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester’s bankruptcy case, in part because of Continental Insurance Company’s (CNA) refusal to contribute to a settlement. The…