Category Archives: Sexual Assault and Abuse
Sexual Assault and Abuse Emotional Injuries – How does the victim prove her/his injury where the harm suffered is most frequently emotional trauma?
Personal injury cases most frequently involve physical injuries – bone fractures, burns, lacerations, for example. The emotional injuries caused by a sexual assault are less visible but no less real or harmful. These emotional injuries are often present more difficulty in recovery and are resistant to treatment efforts. Proof in…
Does Liability Insurance Cover Sexual Assault and Abuse Settlements?
Most insurance policies do not provide insurance against the intentional, wrongful acts of the insured. Thus, in a claim against the perpetrator of a sexual assault or abuse, his homeowner’s, automobile or business insurance policy will not cover the claim. This means that a court judgment against the sexual assault…
Sexual Assault and Abuse – What’s the statute of limitations for this type of case?
The general statute of limitations in Massachusetts for personal injury claims including those alleging damage as a result of sexual assault or abuse is three years. There are a number of exceptions to this general rule. (more...)
Sexual Assault and Abuse – Can a company be liable for negligence in failing to prevent a sexual assault?
There are two basic fact patterns that lead to a finding of negligence on the part of a company for failing to prevent a sexual assault. In the first, the assault is committed by an employee of the company. The injured victim can prove that the company failed to take…
Sexual Assault and Abuse – Is the employer legally liable for an employee-perpetrator’s crimes?
The general rule in Massachusetts law is that an employer is not liable for the intentional acts (in this case the crime of sexual assault or rape) carried out by its employees. There are, however, a number of exceptions to this general rule which can be called upon in sexual assault…
Sexual Assault and Abuse
Being a victim of a sexual assault or sexual abuse has long-term consequences the severity of which often only become fully apparent years after the sexual assault or abuse occurs. The criminal side of the justice system is designed to determine the guilt of the assailant or abuser and punish the…
