Adult Survivors May Get Their Day in Court

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 22, 2022

A one-year "lookback" window, which will allow adult survivors of sexual assault to sue their abusers in civil court, opens up this week. Liz Roberts, CEO of Safe Horizon, explains what people need to know and what the impact of this new law in New York, the Adult Survivors Act (the “ASA”), might be.

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