Deutsche Bank AG has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit by women who say they were abused by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, and accused the German bank of facilitating his sex trafficking.
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Boy Scouts Seek Chapter 11 Protection from Sex-Abuse Lawsuits
The Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday filed for bankruptcy protection, as one of the country’s largest youth organizations tries to endure intensifying legal pressure over accusations of childhood sexual abuse going back decades. The chapter 11 filing covers the national Boy Scouts organization and automatically halts the hundreds of lawsuits it faces alleging sexual… Continue reading Boy Scouts Seek Chapter 11 Protection from Sex-Abuse Lawsuits
USA Gymnastics Offers $215M Settlement for Larry Nassar Survivors
USA Gymnastics is offering a $215 million settlement to the survivors of former national team doctor Larry Nassar, in an effort to end the legal battles involving the organization. USA Gymnastics filed a bankruptcy plan, which includes the settlement, with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana Thursday. In a release, the… Continue reading USA Gymnastics Offers $215M Settlement for Larry Nassar Survivors
Unique Sex-Abuse Suit Filed Against Boy Scouts in U.S. Capital
A team of lawyers filed a lawsuit Monday in federal court in Washington, D.C., seeking to establish the nation’s capital as a venue for men across the U.S. to sue the Boy Scouts of America for allegedly failing to protect them from long-ago sexual abuse at the hands of scoutmasters and other leaders. The eight… Continue reading Unique Sex-Abuse Suit Filed Against Boy Scouts in U.S. Capital
Surge of New Abuse Claims Threatens Church Like Never Before
A wave of new laws in 15 states that allow people to make claims of sexual abuse going back decades could bring a deluge of lawsuits against the Roman Catholic Church that could surpass anything it’s seen before. At the end of another long day trying to sign up new clients accusing the Roman Catholic… Continue reading Surge of New Abuse Claims Threatens Church Like Never Before
Boy Scouts Failed to Stop Hundreds of Previously Unreported Sexual Predators, Lawsuit Alleges
A group of lawyers is claiming to have uncovered hundreds of previously unreported cases of sexual abuse in the Boy Scouts, according to a lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania on Monday. The plaintiff in the case, named only as S.D. because he wishes to keep his identity private, is alleging that he was assaulted hundreds of… Continue reading Boy Scouts Failed to Stop Hundreds of Previously Unreported Sexual Predators, Lawsuit Alleges
New York Archdiocese Sues Insurers Over Expected Abuse Cases
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York has sued more than two dozen insurance companies in anticipation that the firms will deny coverage of claims stemming from lawsuits from people alleging they were sexually abused by clergy members. The church is taking measures to prepare for numerous expected lawsuits following the enactment of the state’s… Continue reading New York Archdiocese Sues Insurers Over Expected Abuse Cases