The Supreme Court of Maryland on Monday upheld as constitutional the state’s Child Victims Act, which took effect last year and eliminates time limits for lawsuits to be filed by people who

Maryland's Supreme Court on Monday upheld the constitutionality of a state law that ended the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse lawsuits following a report that exposed widespread wrongdoing within the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

The Archdiocese is in the process of reviewing the decision issued by the Supreme Court of Maryland. We remain committed to our longstanding efforts to bring healing to survivors through pastoral care and other forms of assistance.

The ring boy lawsuit against WWE and the McMahons will continue. In October 2023, DiCello Levitt and Murphy, Falcon & Murphy announced that, on behalf of five individuals, they had filed a lawsuit against WWE,

The Supreme Court of Maryland ruled Feb. 3 that the Child Victims Act passed by the General Assembly in 2023 is constitutional. The CVA removed any statute of limitations for civil suits involving child sexual abuse.

The Maryland Supreme Court upheld the Child Victims Act of 2023, ruling it constitutional on Feb. 3. The court upheld the law in a 4-3 vote, giving the Maryland General Assembly authority to change the law as it did.

Maryland Child Victims Act of 2023 is constitutional, according to a February 3 ruling from the State Supreme Court.

In one of the toughest legislative sessions in years, when Maryland lawmakers are already wrestling with a $3 billion budget deficit, they’re making moves to address their next challenge: how to afford Child Victims Act settlements.

A 2023 state law that lifted a 20-year statute of limitations on lawsuits against public and private entities involved in incidents of sexual abuse, essentially allowing victims to file suit at any time,

The decision resolves challenges that said lawsuits were unconstitutional, lawyers representing abuse survivors says.