Civil Litigation,
Government
Mar. 13, 2019
Critics blast bill that would extend statute of limitations in sex abuse civil suits
School districts and insurers came out swinging Tuesday against a bill that would extend the civil statute of limitations on childhood sexual abuse claims, warning it could bankrupt schools and make thousands of institutions uninsurable.
SACRAMENTO — School districts and insurers came out swinging Tuesday against a bill that would extend the civil statute of limitations on childhood sexual abuse claims, warning it could bankrupt schools and make thousands of institutions uninsurable.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee passed AB 218 by an 8-2 vote Tuesday. The bill’s author, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, told the committee current law has not been a suff...
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