On June
28, 2024, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law A6138, which clarifies that individuals bringing untimely or inadequately filed
lawsuits for sexual offenses revived by the Adult Survivors Act (ASA) under
three other laws are not required to file a notice of claim or notice of
intention to file a...
Showing posts with label sexual assault. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sexual assault. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 02, 2024
Thursday, November 30, 2023
30
Nov
This Interview on FOX 5 NY discusses a lawsuit filed against New York City Mayor Eric Adams accusing him of sexually assaulting a woman in 1993 while they both worked for the city. Attorney Andrew Lieb provides context on the legal process, explaining that the initial filing only included a summons with notice to meet...
Thursday, December 08, 2022
On December 7, 2022, President Biden signed the Speak Out Act into law. Now, nondisclosure and nondisparagement contract clauses relating to sexual assault disputes and sexual harassment disputes are unenforceable if they were agreed to before the dispute arises. According to the Act, a nondisclosure clause...
Thursday, March 31, 2022
31
Mar
The Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act passed the House on March 30, 2022 and now makes its way to the senate. If passed, the Act will require airlines, railroads, vessels, buses, and transit entities (e.g., Uber / Lyft) to establish "a formal policy with respect to transportation sexual...
Friday, March 04, 2022
04
Mar
Victims of sexual harassment and sexual assault can now proceed in a class action, with other victims, and can also litigate their case in court, individually or collectively, regardless of having previously executed an arbitration agreement. This is really important because powerful companies have traditionally forced...
