Category: News Articles
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Commentary: Lawmakers must act to move CVA claims forward
Albany Times-Union (Opinion) | By Stephen Jimenez and Kathryn Robb February 25, 2025 Insurance companies need to be held to account to bring justice for survivors of childhood sex abuse Six years ago this month, the Child Victims Act was signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. At the time, it was lauded as landmark legislation…
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Trenton Diocese takes legal action against Chubb over alleged sexual abuse claim denials
Insurance Business Magazine | By Kenneth Araullo | Feb 11, 2025 Filing accuses insurer of a pattern of rejecting claims The Diocese of Trenton has filed a lawsuit against Chubb and its subsidiaries, along with other insurance providers, alleging that they have refused to pay claims related to sexual abuse cases brought under the New Jersey Child Victims…
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NYC educators accused of sending inappropriate messages to kids still licensed, in classrooms
NY Post | By Deirdre Bardolf and Susan Edelman Published Feb. 8, 2025, 7:00 a.m. ET At least six teachers recently busted for inappropriate communications and relationships with city students are still licensed to teach in the state, including two who moved on to work in Long Island classrooms, The Post has learned. Reports by the city’s Special Commissioner…
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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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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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Chubb’s U.S. Open child sex abuse victim racket
Daily News | By STEPHEN JIMENEZ and KATHRYN ROBB PUBLISHED: August 27, 2024 at 5:00 AM EDT Yesterday marked the start of the U.S. Open — a two-week-long tennis tournament that draws hundreds of thousands of fans to Queens and is viewed by millions around the globe. The U.S. Open should be a space to celebrate tennis, to support…
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Child victims’ advocates ask Legislature to investigate state agency
Albany Times- Union | By Brendan J. Lyons, Managing EditorJuly 25, 2024 ALBANY — An advocacy coalition is urging state lawmakers to convene a hearing to examine why the Department of Financial Services is allegedly declining to compel insurance companies to cover claims for the systemic sexual abuse of children that was allegedly concealed by the Catholic…
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New York Sexual Abuse Claimants Want Courts to End Case Backlog
Insurance Journal | By Andrew G. Simpson | June 20, 2024 A group representing claimants alleging childhood sexual abuse want New York courts to take steps to alleviate the backlog of lawsuits brought under the state’s Child Victims Act (CVA), including possibly setting up dedicated courts or dockets to handle only CVA cases. A report issued by ChildUSA estimated that…
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Group Presses for Quicker Resolution of Child Victims Act Cases, Claiming Backlog
New York Law Journal | June 14, 2024 at 02:52 PM By Brian LeeLitigation Reporter The Office of Court Administration pushed back, saying court leaders are prioritizing these complicated cases that often involve decades-old allegations. A coalition that involves attorneys who represent survivors of childhood sexual abuse is pressing for quicker resolutions of court cases filed under…