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Federal Judge Dismisses Ex-Indiana Players’ Title IX Suit as Time-Barred

The judge said the players sued too late under Indiana’s two-year limit.

Sapporo Court Orders Ex-Teacher to Pay ¥11 Million Over Sexual Abuse of Student

Diocese of Camden Agrees to $180 Million Clergy Abuse Settlement

Kerala Appoints Special Prosecutor for Nun’s Appeal in Franco Mulakkal Case

Investor-Backed Rush Follows L.A. County’s $4 Billion Abuse Settlement, Triggering DA Probe

Chicago Board of Education Approves $17.5 Million Settlement in Little Village Abuse Case

LA County Reaches Tentative $828 Million Deal in Additional Abuse Cases Pending Approval

New Hampshire Supreme Court Blocks Retroactive Use of 2020 Law in Sex-Abuse Suits

District Court Orders Western Australia to Pay $2.85 Million to Survivor of Abuse in State Care

Mexico’s Supreme Court Ends Time Limits for Civil Claims in Childhood Sexual Abuse Cases

Contardi’s Abuse Trial Nears Verdict as Court Upholds Protective Orders

Survivors’ Attorneys Urge Federal Investigation Into L.A. County Juvenile Sex Abuse

Cologne Court Rejects €830,000 Abuse Claim Against Archdiocese

Butch Carter Joins Lawsuit Alleging Decades of Abuse by Indiana University Doctor

Lawsuit Alleging WWE Sexual Abuse Paused as Maryland Court Reviews Key Law

Los Angeles Archdiocese Reaches $880M Settlement in Clergy Abuse Cases

Vince McMahon and WWE Doctor Face New Allegations in Ongoing Legal Battle

Victorian School Abuse Survivor Secures Historic $8M Settlement

Illinois Faces Massive Lawsuit Over Decades of Alleged Abuse in Youth Detention Centers

Supreme Court Pauses Boy Scouts' $2.46 Billion Abuse Settlement