New law clarifies Adult Survivors Act

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)-- Roughly 3,000 cases were brought forward because of New York Adult Survivors Act. Now, there is new legislation that clarifies the law.

The Adult Survivors Act went into effect back in 2022. It gave sexual assault survivors one year to sue their abusers in a civil case if the statute of limitations expired. The lookback window closed in 2023.

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In one of these cases...