Category: Press Release
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Letter to the Editor: Some instances of child abuse would go unreported under proposed new law
Letter to the Editor: Times Union The article, “Bill limits hotline for reporting child abuse,” Aug 25, highlights a proposal that would make New York one of only three states to ban anonymous reporting of suspected child abuse. As advocates focused on justice for survivors and the prevention of future abuse, the Coalition for Just…
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Court Demolishes Insurers Stall Tactics as Survivors Offer Testimony
CJCC Demands Hochul Finally Enforce the Law FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 9, 2025Contact: Coalition for Just and Compassionate Compensation (CJCC)dave@cpsnewyork.com | (518) 729-0469 Albany, NY — Survivors of childhood sexual abuse will begin giving testimony today in the Albany Diocese’s bankruptcy case, just days after a federal judge denied insurers standing to block their claims. The Coalition for Just and…
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CJCC Launches Labor Day “It’s Just a Game to Them” Campaign at the US Open and Citi Field
Survivor coalition calls out big insurers—led by Chubb—for years of delay tactics; urges Governor Hochul and DFS to enforce the Child Victims Act FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 29, 2025Contact: David Catalfamo, Coalition for Just and Compassionate Compensation (CJCC)dave@cpsnewyork.com | (518) 729-0469 QUEENS, N.Y. — The Coalition for Just and Compassionate Compensation (CJCC) today kicked off a Labor Day visibility campaign…
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CJCC Demands Oversight Hearings as Insurers Target Litigation Funders Critical to Sexual Abuse Survivors’ Claims
Chubb and Marsh McLennan Conducting Coordinated Campaign to Undermine CVA and ASA Cases in New York FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:July 14, 2025 Albany, NY — The Coalition for Just & Compassionate Compensation (CJCC) is calling on the New York State Legislature to hold oversight hearings into what it describes as a coordinated campaign by Chubb Insurance and Marsh McLennan…
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Chubb’s Delay Tactic Rejected by Court as Insurer Runs Out the Clock on Child Victims Act Survivors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:May 8, 2025 Chubb’s Delay Tactic Rejected by Court as Insurer Runs Out the Clock on Child Victims Act Survivors CJCC Blasts Hochul and DFS for Enabling Deadly Waiting GameWashington, DC – The Coalition for Just and Compassionate Compensation (CJCC) today condemned Chubb Insurance’s calculated strategy of legal obstruction, even as the New York Supreme Court rejected…
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ICYMI: Child Sex Abuse Survivors Call Out Albany’s Failure to Move CVA Claims Forward
February 26, 2025 NEW YORK, NY – Albany’s failure to hold major insurance companies accountable to cover Child Victims Act (CVA) claims is the main reason thousands of childhood sexual abuse cases have remained in limbo, Steve Jimenez and Kathryn Robb write in an op-ed published in the Albany Times-Union yesterday. Jimenez, a longtime advocate,…
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New York Courts of Appeals Rules in Favor of Child Victims Act Plaintiffs, Expanding Eligibility for CVA Lawsuits
February 21, 2025 Contact: press@justice4survivors.com, (203) 641-6681 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALBANY, NY – The New York Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Child Victims Act plaintiffs this week, determining that survivors of childhood sex abuse were able to file claims from the day the CVA took effect on Feb. 14, 2019, rather than the…
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Landmark New York Court of Appeals Decision Holds Municipalities Accountable for Protecting Children in Their Custody
February 19, 2025 Contact: press@justice4survivors.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALBANY, NY – Yesterday, the New York Court of Appeals delivered a historic victory for survivors of child sexual abuse, ruling that county social service departments have the duty and responsibility to ensure a child’s safety while in their custody. This decision shatters the legal barriers that…
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Governor Hochul is Insurance Industry’s Valentine
February 17, 2025 Contact: CJCC Press Team | press@justice4survivors.com | 978-807-7950 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Six Years After the Child Victims Act was Signed, Child Sexual Abuse Survivors and Advocates Call Out Hochul Admin’s Failure to Hold Big Insurance Accountable for Refusal to Pay Claims NEW YORK – Child sexual abuse survivors and advocates delivered a…