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Over the past several years, numerous lawsuits have been filed against New Hampshire’s juvenile detention facilities, particularly the Sununu Youth Services Center (formerly known as the Youth Development Center), alleging decades of physical and sexual abuse by staff members. These allegations have led to criminal charges, civil lawsuits, and significant settlements.

Since 2020, nearly 1,300 survivors have come forward with harrowing accounts of abuse inside YDC. These allegations include rape, violent beatings, and emotional torture spanning from the 1960s through the 2010s. Lawsuits claim that state employees not only committed these crimes but operated with impunity for decades, protected by a system designed to hide abuse rather than stop it.

Our sex abuse lawyers are helping victims of juvenile detention center sex abuse get the compensation they deserve. Contact us at 800-553-8082 or reach out to us online for a free case evaluation.

Victims of sexual abuse or sexual assault can file civil lawsuits against their abuser and other third parties, such as schools, churches, etc. Our sex abuse lawyers help victims get financial compensation by filing civil lawsuits against parties who negligently allowed the abuse to occur or failed to prevent it.

In this post, we will discuss the process of filing a civil lawsuit for sexual abuse in North Carolina. We will look at the relevant laws regarding sex abuse and the average settlement value of these cases.

North Carolina Sex Abuse Lawsuit News and Updates

In South Dakota, personal injury law governs a wide range of legal disputes arising from incidents that cause physical injury, emotional distress, or other damages. These could include product liability, mass torts, automobile accidents, slip and falls, medical malpractice, and more.

Understanding potential settlement payouts and jury awards in personal injury cases is crucial. The compensation a plaintiff might receive in South Dakota depends on various factors such as the severity of the injuries sustained, the degree of fault or negligence involved, and the unique circumstances of the case.

This page delves into personal injury law in South Dakota, including the state’s laws and regulations, such as the statute of limitations, and looks at recent cases to provide examples of typical settlement amounts and jury payouts in South Dakota.

Our national mass tort lawyers are pursuing cases in a number of class action lawsuits. Thousands of Alabama residents could potentially be eligible to become plaintiffs in many of these mass tort cases. In this post, we will summarize the most significant class action lawsuits that Alabama residents should be aware of. We will also explain who is eligible to become plaintiffs in the various class action lawsuits, their potential chances of success, and their potential settlement value if successful.


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According to a study on jury verdicts, the median compensatory damages award for personal injury trials in New York is $287,628. This median award dwarfs the nationwide median of $34,550.

Why Are New York Personal Injury Verdicts Are So High?

New York has favorable juries, particularly in its urban areas. But the reality is that the need for smaller and mid-sized car accident lawsuits distorts this number. Under New York’s no-fault law, an insurance company is required to pay drivers, passengers, and pedestrians up to $50,000.00 for their legitimate economic and medical losses but does not provide for pain and suffering.

Only permanent injury cases can recover more than $50,000. This leads to fewer lawsuits in smaller cases, of which there are many, which increases the overall award in New York. Remember that the typical settlement or verdict tells you very little about your claim’s expected settlement compensation payout.

Every state in the U.S. operates facilities for the detention of juvenile criminal offenders who have been sentenced to incarceration or are awaiting adjudication. Recent investigations have revealed the sad reality that juvenile inmates in these detention facilities are commonly subjected to sexual abuse and assault committed by staff members who are supposed to protect them.

Thanks to new laws extending the statute of limitations in many states and increased public awareness of child sexual abuse, many victims of sex abuse in juvenile detention centers are now filing civil lawsuits and getting financial settlements.

Our national sex abuse lawyers are currently seeking juvenile detention center sex abuse lawsuits from victims across the country. Contact us at 800-553-8082 or contact us online for a free case evaluation.

Birth injury malpractice lawsuits have the highest potential settlement or verdict value of any personal injury tort lawsuit. The median and average verdict and/or settlement in a birth injury lawsuit is around 30% higher than the average value of other medical malpractice claims and three times the average of personal injury cases in general. Maryland birth injury cases are worth even more, with an average payout closer to 50% higher than other medical malpractice cases.

This post will take a closer look at the value of birth injury malpractice cases. We will review some sample settlements and verdicts in various types of birth injury claims and discuss some factors that drive the value of birth injury lawsuits so high.

Average Compensation Payouts for a Birth Injury Malpractice Lawsuit

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health (Devereux) operates mental health treatment facilities across the U.S. Like many other behavioral health companies, Devereux has come under scrutiny recently for neglecting patients, particularly juveniles, in its facilities and leaving them vulnerable to sexual abuse.

This page will look at sex abuse lawsuits against Devereux Foundation by former residential mental health patients who were sexually abused or assaulted while at a Devereux facility.

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The Girls Rehabilitation Facility (GRF) in San Diego was supposed to offer structure, care, and a second chance to court-involved girls. Instead, civil lawsuits and survivor accounts reveal a deeply troubling reality: a facility that allowed sworn officers to use their positions of authority to sexually exploit the very minors they were charged with protecting.

As more survivors come forward, a clearer picture has emerged of a juvenile justice system plagued by abuse, cover-ups, and systemic failures. These lawsuits seek to hold the County of San Diego and the San Diego Probation Department accountable for the sexual assaults that allegedly occurred under their watch.

A Culture of Abuse at the Girls Rehabilitation Facility (GRF)

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