Civil Sex Assault Claims

New Jersey counts seven years from reasonable discovery, not from the assault. Why remembering is not the same as discovering.

Hotels, schools, clinics and landlords may share responsibility when they ignore a known risk. How institutional liability works.

Battery, emotional distress, negligent supervision and premises claims in New Jersey, and the higher bar adults face against public bodies.

Pseudonym filings, protective orders and confidential settlements. What becomes public in a civil sexual assault case, and what does not.

The Gender-Motivated Violence Act may give survivors a civil claim in New York City, including against parties that enabled the violence.