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• JPML to Weigh Consolidation of Hotel Sex Trafficking Lawsuits This Week

  March 25, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The JPML will hear oral arguments on Thursday on whether to consolidate hotel sex trafficking lawsuits filed nationwide before one judge for coordinated pretrial proceedings.

• Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Claims Wyndham, Ramada and Super 8 Motel Employees Ignored “Red Flags”

  February 21, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A woman's sex trafficking lawsuit claims staff ignored obvious signs of abuse and coercion while she was repeatedly exploited at Super 8 and Ramada Inn hotels in California for two years.

• Hotel and Motel Operators Oppose Creating MDL for Sex Trafficking Lawsuits Filed Nationwide

  February 9, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Several hotel and motel chains have come out in opposition to a renewed request to centralize all hotel sex trafficking lawsuits before one judge for coordinated pretrial proceedings.

• Renewed Motion Filed to Centralize Human Trafficking Lawsuits Against Hotel Industry

  January 16, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A group of plaintiffs have asked a panel of federal judges to reconsider consolidating a growing number of hotel sex trafficking lawsuits before one judge for pretrial proceedings.

• Colorado Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits Statute of Limitations “Window” Ruled Unconstitutional by State Supreme Court

  June 21, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The Colorado State Supreme Court shot down a law which gave child sex abuse victims three years to file claims against abusers that would have otherwise been barred by the state's statute of limitations.

• Southern Baptist Sex Abuse Database To Be Created Following Years of Covering Up Credible Claims

  June 15, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Delegates at a Southern Baptist Convention voted to follow most of the recommendations of a report which revealed rampant sexual abuse and cover-ups in the church.

• New York Sexual Abuse Lawsuits for Adult Survivors Whose Statute of Limitations Previously Expired Will Soon Be Allowed

  May 26, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a law which allows adult victims of abuse one year to file civil complaints against their abusers regardless of statute of limitation laws.

• UCLA to Pay an Additional $374M to Settle Sex Abuse Claims Involving Gynecologist

  May 25, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  UCLA will pay out nearly $700 million in total to resolve sexual assault claims involving a former gynecologist currently facing criminal charges.

• Hotel Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Consolidation To Be Considered By JPML Next Week

  January 24, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  The JPML will hear oral arguments next week on whether all hotel sex trafficking lawsuits filed in federal courts nationwide should be consolidated before one judge for pretrial proceedings.