sexual abuse

The Ethics Of Fighting An Expired Case In The Press

March 08, 2012 11:59

© Max Kennerly. The original for this post is The Ethics Of Fighting An Expired Case In The Press at Litigation & Trial.One of the points I stressed when writing about the Sandusky child abuse scandal at Penn State was the role of the statute of limitations: due to the timing of the last change...

Do Lawyers Defending The Catholic Church Live On Another Planet?

February 09, 2012 21:29

© Max Kennerly. The original for this post is Do Lawyers Defending The Catholic Church Live On Another Planet? at Litigation & Trial Lawyer Blog.As I’ve mentioned before, I think the motivations that compel lawyers to deny reality while defending some clients are varied and complex, but...

Boynton Beach Sex Abuse Lawsuit Filed Against South Florida Hospital Over Alleged Assault by Nurse

December 22, 2011 21:53

A 28-year-old woman who says a male nurse sexually assaulted her is suing Bethesda Memorial Hospital for Boynton Beach personal injury. In her Palm Beach County sexual abuse lawsuit, she identifies herself as ‘Jane Doe.’ The woman says the assault happened last September. She had been admitted to...

Are Sexual Abuse Injuries Indivisible Invisible, or Both? - Estable v. New

November 21, 2011 21:13

Invisible Injuries One of the greatest challenges in representing survivors of childhood abuse is the fact that, for the most part, the injuries are invisible. That is to say, they are primarily psychological. You cannot point to an x-ray, CT scan or MRI to show the nature and extent of a...

Penn State Scandal And The Statute Of Limitations

Stuart A. Carpey
November 15, 2011 13:06

Newspapers across the country have been fervently putting out stories about the Penn State scandal, as they should. In Monday's Inquirer, in a front page article written by David O'Reilly (11/14/11 'PSU Scandal Expected To Prompt Laws") the report was mainly about the fact that the...