Litigating Under the Child Victim Act: Sexual Abuse Cases

Parallel review to the overview about responding to claims of abuse made decades after the fact. Public and private responses to claims, the implication of constitutional issues as applied in specific cases and related issues. Case Management Order -2, Confidentiality Order, Motion Practice, Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, In Loco Parentis, Premises Liability, Social Services Law, IRCP program, Claims of Abuse Outside NY. The program will include an overview of the key aspects of a bankruptcy filing by the entity responsible for the retention of sexual abusers and the impact a bankruptcy has on sexual abuse survivors.

Speakers

Cynthia LaFave, LaFave, Wein & Frament, PLLC

Jeff Anderson, Jeff Anderson and Associates PA

Mark Chopko, Chair, Stradley Ronon’s nonprofit & religious organizations practice group

Rob Kugler, Stinson LLP

Frank Scahill, Scahill Law Group, P.C.

Walter E. B. Sipe, MD, Psychiatric Expert Witness

Joelle Casteix, Author and blogger, leading expert on the prevention and exposure of childhood sexual abuse and cover-up

Jeff Dion, Chief Executive Officer of Zero Abuse Project, survivor, and nationally recognized victim advocate