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Emotional Distress

Staten Island Files Child Sex Abuse Lawsuit Against Boy Scouts, Church

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 09 Aug2021

A Staten Island man has sued the Greater New York Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the Staten Island Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the Holy Family Roman Catholic Church in Westerleigh, Staten Island, and the Archdiocese of New York allegations a Scout leader sexually abused him in the late 1970s, when […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Bodily Injury, Boy Scouts, Child Sex Abuse, Emotional Distress

Child Sex Abuse Survivors Sue New York Boy Scouts Council, Churches

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 02 Aug2021

A pair of child sex abuses against the Boy Scouts have been filed under the Child Victims Act in New York’s Chautauqua County, according to a recent report by the Observer. The Child Victims Act is a law allowing survivors of sexual abuse sue their abusers even in cases where the statute of limitation has passed. […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Bodily Injury, Boy Scouts, Catholic Church, Child Sex Abuse, Emotional Distress

Boy Scouts Abuse Victims Offer Mixed Reactions to Settlement

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 12 Jul2021

The Boy Scouts of America’s proposed settlement agreement has received mix reactions from survivors of child sex abuse in the organization, according to a new report by the Associated Press. Under the proposal, the Boy Scouts would contribute $850 million into a compensation fund for former scouts, with possible additional funds contributed by local scout councils. One attorney representing […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Bodily Injury, Boy Scouts, Child Sex Abuse, Emotional Distress

Ex-Boy Scouts Sue Staten Island Council, NY Archdiocese for Sex Abuse

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 28 Jun2021

A lawsuit recently filed in Staten Island, New York by 28 former Boy Scouts alleges that the Boy Scouts’ Staten Island Council and the Archdiocese of New York recruited boys to join the organization, where they were sexually abused. According to a report by the Staten Island Advance, the lawsuit alleges the abuse against the young Boy Scouts […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Boy Scouts, Catholic Church, Child Sex Abuse, Emotional Distress

Boy Scouts Propose New Settlement with Child Sex Abuse Victims

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 22 Jun2021

Last week the Boy Scouts of America announced in a proposal filed with its bankruptcy court in Delaware that it hopes to reach a settlement agreement in the near future with attorneys representing child sex abuse victims who have filed claims against the group. According to the New York Post, the Boy Scouts proposed placing assets worth $250 […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Bodily Injury, Boy Scouts, Child Sex Abuse, Emotional Distress

Boy Scouts Discloses Local Council Assets In Child Sex Abuse Case

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 01 Jun2021

The Boy Scouts of America’s local councils possess a total of roughly $3.3 billion in combined net assets, according to court filings described in a recent report by NBC. The disclosure followed arguments by attorneys representing victims of child sex abuse in the Boy Scouts that without information on the local councils’ assets, they would be unable […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Bodily Injury, Boy Scouts, Child Sex Abuse, Emotional Distress

Child Sex Abuse Claimants Demand Disclosures in Boy Scouts Case

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 11 May2021

Later this month the judge in the ongoing Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy proceeding will rule on an request by former Bout Scouts for the organization to disclose information about how much its local councils will contribute to a settlement fund for abuse victims. According to a report by Reuters, the former Scouts filed objections last week […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Boy Scouts, Child Sex Abuse, Emotional Distress

Insurance Company Would Pay $650 Million in Boy Scouts Sexual Abuse Claims

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 20 Apr2021

The Associated Press reported last week on a new development in the Boy Scouts of America’s bankruptcy proceedings: The Hartford, an insurance company, has said it will pay a sum of $650 million into a settlement trust for child sexual abuse victims who have filed claims against the Boy Scouts. The Hartford will in turn be released […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Boy Scouts, Child Sex Abuse, Emotional Distress

New Child Sexual Abuse Settlement Plan Proposed in Boy Scouts Case

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 19 Apr2021

The Associated Press reported last week that as part of its bankruptcy process, the Boy Scouts of America has submitted to a court in Dover, Delaware a new reorganization plan “that increases the proposed contribution of local BSA councils to a trust fund for child sexual abuse victims.” The plan also reportedly provides for a […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Boy Scouts, Child Sex Abuse, Emotional Distress

New Abuse Lawsuit Filed Against Former Catholic Bishop in Albany

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 24 Mar2021

A recently filed lawsuit alleges that Howard Hubbard, a retired Catholic bishop in Albany, molested “an 11-year-old boy at a carnival more than 40 years ago,” according to the New York Post, which notes that this is the seventh lawsuit alleging that the former clergyman committed abuse. The new lawsuit, filed anonymously, alleges that when the […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Bodily Injury, Catholic Church, Emotional Distress

More Criticism of Boy Scouts Child Abuse Settlement Plan

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 23 Mar2021

A recent article by USA Today reports that in early March, the Boy Scouts of America proposed to contribute $220 million into a trust that would “compensate tens of thousands of former members who say they were abused during their time as scouts,” a sum that may be complemented by a contribution of $300 million from the organization’s local […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Bodily Injury, Boy Scouts, Child Sex Abuse, Emotional Distress

Boy Scouts Asks Court to Extend Injunction Against New Sex Abuse Claims

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 02 Mar2021

The Boy Scouts of America have asked the judge overseeing its bankruptcy process to prolong an injunction stopping plaintiffs from filing sexual abuse claims against local Boy Scouts councils and organizations, the Associated Press reported last week. As it currently stands, the injunction on sex abuse claims against Boy Scouts local councils expires on March 19, 2021. […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Boy Scouts, Child Sex Abuse, Emotional Distress

Another Sexual Abuse Allegation Against Staten Island Priest

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 01 Mar2021

A lawsuit recently filed in Staten Island alleges that former priest Ralph LaBelle sexually abused a boy after providing him with beer and hockey tickets, according to the Staten Island Advance. The lawsuit, one of several alleging that LaBelle molested parishioners, also names the Archdiocese of New York and St. Clare’s Roman Catholic Church in Great […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Catholic Church, Child Sex Abuse, Emotional Distress

Under New York’s “Look-Back” Child Sex Abuse Survivors Can File Lawsuits After Statute of Limitation

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 22 Dec2020

On August 14, 2019, a New York state law took effect allowing adult survivors of child sex abuse to file lawsuits against their alleged abuser despite an expired statute of limitations. This look-back window was extended by Governor Andrew Cuomo earlier this yearin light of the Covid-19 pandemic, allowing victims an additional year to file such […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Catholic Church, Child Sex Abuse, Emotional Distress

Boy Scouts Establish Compensation Fund For Sex Abuse Victims

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 21 Dec2020

A recent report by the New York Times details some of the sex abuse claims filed against the Boy Scouts of America. As part of the organization’s bankruptcy proceedings, the organization has encouraged victims of sexual abuse to file claims against it, and will settle an undetermined amount of these claims via a compensation fund of an […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Boy Scouts, Child Sex Abuse, Emotional Distress

Boy Scouts Receive Nearly 90,000 Sex Abuse Claims

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 20 Dec2020

Almost 90,000 sexual abuse claims were filed against the Boy Scouts of America in advance of a filing deadline last month. The claims, made in connection with the organizations bankruptcy proceedings, will be vetted, with an undetermined number to be settled from a compensation fund established during the bankruptcy process. Although that deadline has passed, […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Bodily Injury, Boy Scouts, Child Sex Abuse, Emotional Distress

Poor Workplace Infection Control Linked to Mental Health Issues, Study Suggests

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 15 Dec2020

A new study out of Toronto’s institute for Work and Health found that people working under inadequate Covid-19 safety measures may have increased rates of mental health issues. The study, conducted with Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers, surveyed approximately 9,000 people, about 6,000 of which worked in health care settings, and of which 3,500 […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Emotional Distress

Lawsuit: Hidden Cameras Film Hospital Patients

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 16 Aug2019

More than eighty patients filed suit against a California women’s hospital for allegedly filming them while undressed and receiving medical care. These women claim that the secretly recorded footage includes them in stirrups receiving intimate medical procedures, sterilizations, and dilation and curettages after miscarriages, according to The Washington Post. The secret recordings took place over an […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Emotional Distress, Medical Malpractice

New York Finally Outlaws “Revenge Porn”

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 05 Aug2019

Five years after introducing the legislation in Albany, New York became the 42nd state to outlaw “revenge porn” last month. While the state may have been late to pass the long-awaited legislation, New York’s revenge porn law will be one of harshest in the country. Victims of revenge porn describe upended lives and deeply personal […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Emotional Distress, Miscellaneous

First Revenge Porn Lawsuit Filed in New York City

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 21 May2018

A health professor at the City University of New York (CUNY) filed the first civil lawsuit under New York City’s “Revenge Porn” law, which was passed in November last year and went into effect in February. The professor, Dr. Spring Chenoa Cooper, alleges that her ex-boyfriend shared explicit images and videos of her online and […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Emotional Distress, Miscellaneous

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