Sexual Abuse

The New York City Council amended its Victims of Gender-Motivated Protection Law (VGMVPL), offering survivors the opportunity to seek justice and compensation against their abusers. The amendment contains two crucial elements: It provides a temporary two-year lookback...

The Adult Survivors Act (ASA) was signed into law on May 24 by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and will go into effect on November 24, 2022. Under the ASA, sexual assault survivors, whose abuse took place when they were over 18, has a one-year window to file a civil...

Justice has finally been attained in one of the most harrowing sexual assault cases yet. Or has it? The University of Michigan, one of the nation's top-ranking institutions of higher education, agreed to a $490 million settlement in one of the most far-reaching sexual...

AMG has been closely following the progression of New York's Adult Survivors Act. Earlier this month, the New York State Senate unanimously passed the Adult Survivors Act (S66) with a 62-0 vote in its favor. The bill will now proceed to the Assembly. If passed, New...

For more than 30 years, the University of Southern California employed Dr. George Tyndall as the University gynecologist. During that time, Tyndall sexually abused hundreds of USC students who trusted his medical guidance and care. The University first received...