Category: Press Release
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Child Sex Abuse Survivors, Advocates & State Lawmakers Protest at U.S. Open, Call on USTA to Drop Sponsor that Profits by Refusing to Pay Claims in Child Sex Abuse Cases – CHUBB Insurance
August 26, 2024 Contact: CJCC Press Team | press@justice4survivors.com | 978-807-7950 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York – Today, survivors of childhood sexual abuse, lawmakers including Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal, and advocates seeking full restitution for child sexual abuse survivors – held a protest and press conference on the first day of the…
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Ahead of U.S. Open, Child Sexual Abuse Survivors Demand USTA Drop Chubb Insurance as Sponsor
August 5, 2024 Contact: press@justice4survivors.com | 978-807-7950 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE As USTA grapples with failures to protect athletes from sexual abuse, survivor alliance calls out tennis association’s partnership with major insurer refusing to pay claims in child sexual abuse cases NEW YORK – The Coalition for Just and Compassionate Compensation (CJCC) – an independent alliance…
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Child Sex Abuse Survivors Call For Legislative Hearing On NY Department Of Financial Services’ Failure to Hold Insurance Industry Accountable
July 25, 2024 Contact: press@justice4survivors.com | 978-807-7950 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Survivor alliance calls out DFS Superintendent’s close ties to CHUBB’s trusted advisor, demands answers to Department’s refusal enforce Child Victims Act NEW YORK – The Coalition for Just and Compassionate Compensation (CJCC) – an independent alliance of survivors of child sexual abuse, their representatives, and…
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Leading CVA Advocate Stephen Jimenez Joins Coalition for Just and Compassionate Compensation as Trustee
July 8, 2024 Contact: press@justice4survivors.com, 978-807-7950 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jimenez joins CJCC as fight to hold insurance industry accountable for refusing to pay CVA claims intensifies New York – Stephen Jimenez, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and longtime advocate who helped pass the Child Victims Act (CVA), was announced today as a Trustee for…
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CHUBB Refuses to Pay Claims in Los Angeles School’ Sex Abuse Cases
July 3, 2024 Contact: CJCC Press Team | press@justice4survivors.com | 978-807-7950 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INSURER CONTINUES NATIONAL PATTERN OF DENYING RESTITUTION TO CHILD SEX ABUSE SURVIVORS LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Unified School District filed a lawsuit Monday accusing insurance giant CHUBB, its subsidiaries and other insurance companies of wrongfully refusing to defend and…
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Advocates & Child Sex Abuse Survivors Call on NY Chief Administrative Judge to Address Massive Backlog of CVA Cases
June 12, 2024 Contact: press@justice4survivors.com, (203)641-6681 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thousands of Survivors Await Their Day in Court Five Years After CVA Passage New York – Today, the Coalition for Just and Compassionate Compensation – an advocacy group dedicated to supporting survivors of childhood sexual abuse – sent a letter to the Hon. Joseph A. Zayas,…
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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
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,…