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Levy Konigsberg has filed nearly a dozen new sexual abuse lawsuits on behalf of women formerly incarcerated at the Taconic Correctional Facility in Bedford Hills, NY. Our sexual abuse team, led by...
Sexual abuse is an incredibly serious issue that can have long-lasting physical, emotional, and psychological effects on survivors. In order to help survivors move forward towards healing and...
Dr. Darius A. Paduch, a urologist who practiced in New York City and Long Island, was recently indicted by a Manhattan federal court for sexually abusing patients, including at least two minors....
More women have recently stood up and demanded justice after surviving sexual abuse and violence in New York State prisons. Represented by Levy Konigsberg Attorney Anna Kull, 10 women have...
The Appeal, a popular law-focused newsroom, has published an article featuring Levy Konigsberg Attorney-Partner Anna Kull for her work on New York Adult Survivors Act (ASA) lawsuits. Although the...
Levy Konigsberg has officially taken legal action against the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (NYS DOCCS) for failing to prevent widespread sexual abuse at Albion...
A bombshell report recently revealed to the people of Maryland that the Baltimore Catholic Archdiocese had intentionally covered up more than 600 incidents of child sexual abuse carried out by...
Our New York sexual abuse attorneys of Levy Konigsberg have officially started legal action against the New York City Department of Corrections (NYCDOC) for allowing countless acts of sexual...
Maryland is highly likely to soon join many other states that have effectively removed the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse civil lawsuits. The Maryland House of Delegates recently voted...
Sexual abuse is not an easy issue to address. It is one of the most painful experiences a human can endure, yet its gravity is often not duly recognized by society. It is an ongoing epidemic that...
Legislation to eliminate the statute of limitations for child sex abuse lawsuits filed in Washington State is making encouraging headway. House Bill 1618 (HB 1618) passed the Washington State House...
In recent years, the issue of sexual abuse has become a major topic of discussion in college sports. While some organizations have done an admirable job of protecting their athletes, others have...
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) released a committee opinion titled “Sexual Misconduct,” which speaks out against doctor sexual abuse and emphasizes the need for...
Jennifer is a survivor of prison sexual abuse, a trauma that no person should ever have to endure. Unfortunately, Jennifer's experience is not unique and many women in the United States face similar...
Levy Konigsberg Partner Anna Kull and four lawsuits brought by women who were sexually abused by the director of a Syracuse rehab clinic have been featured in an article from Syracuse.com. As...
Sexual abuse is a pervasive problem that has been largely ignored for too long. It's estimated that one in four women and one in six men have experienced some form of sexual violence in their...
One of the most heinous violations of trust and safety that can occur is sexual assault in a medical setting. A patient should always feel safe and protected. Yet, as articles continue to surface...
If you are a former female inmate who was sexually abused or assaulted at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in downtown Los Angeles, you may have grounds to pursue legal action and a financial...
As part of our ongoing efforts to help former female inmates who were sexually abused at jails and prisons, Levy Konigsberg is actively investigating claims involving sexual abuse at the California...
* Updated 3/10/23 A legislative effort to create a retroactive window during which childhood sexual abuse victims can file civil claims against alleged perpetrators and enablers, even if...
Despite numerous lawsuits and reports detailing rampant sexual abuse of women in prison, the problem continues unabated. In fact, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, of the 539...
Levy Konigsberg has filed civil lawsuits on behalf of numerous former female inmates who were sexually abused while incarcerated at Bayview Correctional Facility. The civil complaints, filed on...
Levy Konigsberg is currently investigating cases of staff-on-inmate sexual abuse at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City (MCC New York), the Metropolitan Detention Center in...
Sexual assault is a serious and pervasive problem in the United States. According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC), 43.6 percent of women and 24.8 percent of men will...
Lakeview Shock Incarceration Center is one of the last remaining “shock” jails in New York. In exchange for shorter sentences, incarcerated convicts agree to enter a “shock” program to discipline...
Legal Action against New York Archdiocese Levy Konigsberg’s ongoing work representing women who were sexually abused at New York prisons and jails has been profiled by the New York Daily News....
The newly passed New York Adult Survivors Act has renewed a focus on the dark legacy of sexual abuse against female inmates at Bayview, Albion, and other New York State women’s prisons. But prisons...
Survivors of sexual abuse at the women-only Albion Correctional Facility now have a one-year window to file sex abuse lawsuits regardless of how long ago the abuse occurred. The New York Adult...
Women who were sexually abused while incarcerated at New York State prisons may now have meaningful options to seek justice and compensation for their losses – including civil lawsuits filed under...
11/29/22 Update: Levy Konigsberg has filed civil lawsuits on behalf of numerous former female inmates who were sexually abused while incarcerated at Bayview Correctional Facility. Bayview...
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has recently signaled her support of the Adult Survivors Act, as it is currently called. The legislation, if passed, would create a one-year window to revive...
In 2019, the New York Legislature took a landmark step in protecting the rights of victims of childhood sexual abuse by extending the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse lawsuits....
New York, August 3, 2020—Today, Governor Cuomo signed into law a one-year extension of the “look back window” created by the historic New York Child Victims Act (CVA). Survivors of child sex abuse...
Delaware, June 3, 2020—Last week, a Delaware Bankruptcy Court issued an order requiring all sex abuse claims against the Boy Scouts of America to be filed with the bankruptcy court by November 16,...
New York, May 29, 2020—Levy Konigsberg attorneys Corey Stern and Renner Walker successfully opposed a pair of motions to dismiss filed by the Rockefeller University Hospital in federal court. A...