Author: David Catalfamo
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ICYMI: Advocate & Child Sexual Abuse Survivor Calls Out Department of Financial Services’ Failure to Hold Insurance Industry Accountable in New Interview
June 7, 2024 Contact: press@justice4survivors.com | 978-807-7950 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY – As insurers across New York continue to refuse to pay Child Victims Act (CVA) claims – in clear defiance of Department of Financial Services (DFS)’ guidance that insurance companies should cooperate fully with the intent of the CVA – one survivor…
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In Mobile Billboard, Child Sex Abuse Survivors & Advocates Call for Albany Leaders to Enforce the CVA
MAY 30, 2024 Contact: press@justice4survivors.com | 978-807-7950 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Albany, New York – With just days remaining in this year’s legislative session, a mobile billboard is sending a message directly to Albany leaders across the capital city: “Albany: WAKE UP. 10,000 Child Sex Abuse Survivors Still Waiting on Justice. ENFORCE THE CVA NOW.” The…
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Commentary: Hold insurance companies accountable for fighting CVA claims
Albany Times-Union | By David CatalfamoMay 24, 2024 New York told insurers to comply with the Child Victims Act. But they are doing nothing to enforce it. It’s been five years since the landmark Child Victims Act was signed into law, a critical measure that granted survivors of child sexual abuse a pathway to justice…
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Commentary: Hold insurance companies accountable for fighting CVA claims
New York told insurers to comply with the Child Victims Act. But they are doing nothing to enforce it. By David Catalfamo May 24, 2024 It’s been five years since the landmark Child Victims Act was signed into law, a critical measure that granted survivors of child sexual abuse a pathway to justice and closure. However,…
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As 10,000 Child Sex Abuse Survivors Stuck Waiting for Justice, Advocates Call on Attorney General to Investigate Insurers
May 20, 2024 Contact: press@justice4survivors.com, (203)641-6681 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “If these insurers aren’t held accountable soon, it will mean that more and more child sexual abuse survivors will die before their cases are ever resolved.” New York – Today, a coalition of survivors of childhood sexual abuse, their legal representatives, and advocates sent a letter…
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Child Sex Abuse Survivors & Advocates Call on New York State Comptroller to Withhold Vote on CHUBB CEO Evan Greenberg at Annual Meeting
May 13, 2024 Contact: press@justice4survivors.com, (203) 641-6681 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHUBB Refuses to Comply With Child Victims Act, Greenberg Does Not Deserve Shareholder Support New York – Today, the Coalition for Just and Compassionate Compensation, an alliance of survivors of child abuse, their representatives, and advocates, sent a letter to New York State Comptroller, Thomas…
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ICYMI: Daily News Op-Ed: ‘The Church, The Insurers & Tragedy Without End’
May 1, 2024 Contact: press@justice4survivors.com, (203)641-6681 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Advocate, Journalist, & Survivor of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Stephen Jimenez Pens Op-ed in New York Daily News Calling for State Attorney General Investigation into CHUBB Insurance for Denying Child Victims Act Claims New York – In a New York Daily News Op-ed this morning, advocate, award-winning…
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The church, the insurers & tragedy without end
NY Daily News | By STEPHEN JIMENEZPUBLISHED: May 1, 2024 at 5:00 AM EDT The tragedies we endure as individuals and as a society, no matter how devastating or reprehensible, usually have a beginning, middle, and end. However, for those who have witnessed the ordeals of New York’s child sex abuse victims — and our…
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The church, the insurers & tragedy without end
New York Daily News | By STEPHEN JIMENEZ PUBLISHED: May 1, 2024 at 5:00 AM EDT The tragedies we endure as individuals and as a society, no matter how devastating or reprehensible, usually have a beginning, middle, and end. However, for those who have witnessed the ordeals of New York’s child sex abuse victims — and our…