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• JPML Declines to Consolidate Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Sexual Assault Lawsuits

  April 10, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A panel of federal judges has decided that all child sexual abuse lawsuits against the Mormon church will proceed as individual claims, without centralized discovery or pretrial proceedings, since each of the cases are too varied to benefit from consolidation.

• MDL Sought for Sexual Abuse Lawsuits Against Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

  February 17, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Some plaintiffs are asking a panel of federal judges to consolidate all child sex abuse lawsuits filed against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints before one California federal judge for coordinated pretrial proceedings.

• Maryland Childhood Sexual Abuse Lawsuits Cleared To Move Forward by State Supreme Court

  February 4, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The Maryland Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the Maryland Child Victims Act, which removed the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse lawsuits in the state.

• Constitutionality of Maryland’s Child Victims Act Being Weighed by State Supreme Court After Oral Arguments

  September 11, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The Maryland Supreme Court is weighing the constitutionality of the state’s Child Victims Act, which eliminated statute of limitations on child sexual abuse lawsuits brought against perpetrators and entities that enabled the conduct.

• Maryland State Supreme Court Will Review Constitutionality of Child Victims Act in September

  June 25, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  In September, the Maryland Supreme Court will hear arguments over the constitutionality of a recently enacted law that removes the statute of limitations from child sex abuse lawsuits.

• Federal Judge Calls for State Supreme Court to Review Maryland Child Victims Act Constitutionality

  March 27, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge is asking the Maryland Supreme Court to review the constitutionality of the state's new Child Victims Act, which removes statutes of limitations on civil lawsuits involving child sexual assault offenses.