There is a new civil cause of action in NYC (Administrative Code of the City of New York section 10-1104) for crimes of violence motivated by gender that occurred prior to January 9, 2022. Now, any person claiming to be injured by a party who committed, directed, enabled, participated in, or conspired in the commission of a crime of violence motivated by gender may bring a civil claim against that party. This allows survivors to bring claims even if those claims would have otherwise been barred by the statute of limitations. However, the revitalization of claims is not permanent where claims brought under this law must now be commenced within 18 months of January 28, 2026. So, act immediately if this impacts you. Also, if you brought a claim between March 1, 2023 and March 1, 2025 that would satisfy the requirements of a cause of action under this section, you may now amend or refile (if dismissed) their claim to add a cause of action under this section. Finally, you can recover compensatory and punitive damages, injunctive and declaratory relief, attorney's fees and costs, and such other relief as a court may deem appropriate.
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