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Maryland mulls ending child sexual abuse lawsuit time limits
Law Firm News/Alabama |
2023/02/24 15:17
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Maryland lawmakers are considering ending the state’s statute of limitations for when lawsuits can be filed against institutions related to child sexual abuse, though the state’s courts are likely to decide whether such a change in the law is constitutional if the General Assembly passes one.
Accusers who are now adults were scheduled to testify in favor of the legislation at a hearing Thursday.
Currently, people in Maryland who say they were sexually abused as children can’t sue after they reach the age of 38. The Maryland House has approved legislation in recent years that would have lifted that age limit, but it stalled in the state Senate.
This year, state Sen. Will Smith, who chairs the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, is sponsoring a bill that would end the age limit. He said in an interview that he’s confident the bill will pass this year but that the judiciary likely will have the final say.
Fifteen states have lifted statutes of limitations for child sexual abuse, according to Child USAdvocacy, a nonprofit that advocates for better laws to protect children. Twenty-four have approved revival periods known as “lookback windows,” which are limited timeframes in which accusers can sue, regardless of how long ago the alleged abuse occurred.
In 2017, Maryland raised the age that accusers can file lawsuits from 25 to 38. But the law also included language, known as a statute of repose, that some say prevents lawmakers from extending the statute of limitations again.
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Ken Swindle Receives the Distinguished Service Award
Law Firm News/Alabama |
2009/01/18 11:28
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| Ken Swindle received the Distinguished Service Award from the West Alabama Chamber of Commerce for the service he provided to them during his entire career in law enforcement. Ken Swindle worked in law enforcement for 34 years and served as the Tuscaloosa Police Chief for 20 years before coming to work as an investigator with Prince Glover Law. |
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SIROTE'S DAN BURNICK LAUNCHES EMPLOYMENT BLOG
Law Firm News/Alabama |
2008/12/23 11:16
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Birmingham, Alabama — Sirote & Permutt Shareholder Daniel J. Burnick has launched the Alabama Employment Law Report , a blog discussing current issues in employment and labor law, with a particular emphasis on the state of Alabama. Mr. Burnick's blog is the first such online resource being offered in Alabama. Mr. Burnick is resident in Sirote's Birmingham office and is the former chair of the firm's Labor & Employment Practice. Initial blog entries have covered such topics as behavior at holiday office parties, military leave and the Family Medical Leave Act, sexual misconduct, and recent changes in the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Mr. Burnick will post entries on a a regular basis . To visit the Alabama Employment Law Report blog , go to http://www.alabamaemploymentlawblog.com |
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Happy Holidays from Lewis, Feldman, Lehane & McAtee, LLC
Law Firm News/Alabama |
2008/12/20 11:03
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At this time of the year, we wish to express our appreciation for the friendship and confidence you have shown us. We continue to offer our clients and colleagues the finest service possible. Our firm has recently settled $239,000.00 in cases that were deposited in December. These cases involved auto wrecks, a drunk driver, a guest passenger claim and a false arrest claim.
And, we continue to build relationships and associations with our colleagues. For the month of December, we paid over $34,000 to attorneys in referral fees.
As we look forward to 2009, we would like to share a few inspirational quotes, that we feel will help you through these challenging times.
"You can't steal second base, and keep your foot on first."
Frederick Wilcox, Writer
"So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable."
Christopher Reeve, Actor
"Excellence is not a skill, it is an attitude."
Ralph Marston, Author
"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young."
Henry Ford, Industrialist
"My father taught me that reputation, not money, was the most important thing in the world."
William Rosenberg, Dunkin Donuts founder
From every member of Lewis, Feldman, Lehane & McAtee, LLC, we wish you a happy, safe holiday season and a healthy, fulfilling New Year.
Jon E. Lewis
Daniel B. Feldman
Danny Lehane
J. Stuart McAtee |
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New Partner at Christian & Small LLP
Law Firm News/Alabama |
2008/12/15 11:24
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| William R. Pringle became a partner in the firm in December 2008. Will’s practice areas include business and commercial litigation, contracts, insurance and financial services, product liability, and transportation and logistics. Will received his undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama in 1998. He is a 2001 graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law. |
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