Oral arguments will be heard on March 28, for a panel of judges to decide for the second time whether all hotel sex trafficking lawsuits filed in the federal courts should be consolidated in one court as part of an MDL.
Lawsuit claims hotel employees were aware of obvious signs of sexual exploitation and physical abuse in their facilities, but ignored the sex trafficking to profit from the illegal activities.
Survivors pursuing hotel sex trafficking lawsuits throughout the federal courts indicated they filed the MDL motion at the request of a judge presiding over some of the cases, following failed attempts at informal coordination.
The request comes on behalf of a federal judge who says judicial resources are being wasted due to a lack of coordination for hotel sex trafficking lawsuits.
Similar law removing statute of limitations on Maryland child sexual abuse lawsuits is also expected to face a similar challenge when it goes into effect in October.
Offender database follows recommendations from a Southern Baptist sex abuse report recently issued, and will identify church pastors, volunteers and employees previously accused
The Governor signed the bill into law on Tuesday, giving adult survivors of abuse a one-year window to file civil complaints against abusers despite statute of limitation laws.
The settlement brings the amount UCLA has paid out to settle the sex abuse claims to nearly $700 million.
