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Course Information
  • smart_display Format

    Live Online with Live Q&A

  • signal_cellular_alt Difficulty Level

    Intermediate

  • work Practice Area

    Personal Injury and Med Mal

Date & Time
  • event Date

    Tuesday, June 10, 2025

  • schedule Time

    1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT

  • timer Program Length

    90 minutes

Credit Information

  • This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.

$197.00
CLE
ALL

This CLE webinar will offer plaintiff and defense counsel involved in high stakes sexual abuse cases direction on case evaluation, presuit settlement negotiations, litigation vs. mediation, discovery, timing, evidentiary issues, insurance, and more.

Faculty

Helene M. Weiss
Partner
Marsh Law Firm

Ms. Weiss is a Partner at Marsh Law Firm and works to protect the rights of abuse survivors. She works on a wide range of matters representing survivors of childhood sexual abuse, child pornography, and campus sexual abuse, harassment, and retaliation. Ms. Weiss is a former Special Victims Bureau Prosecutor at the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, where she prosecuted an extensive array of criminal matters, including child abuse, sexual abuse, attempted murder, elder abuse, and domestic violence cases. She was also a member of the Animal Crimes Unit, where she prosecuted offenses perpetrated against animals, including severe torture and criminal neglect.

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Description

Because many states have reopened the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse claims, tens of thousands of civil cases have been and are continuing to be filed against both individuals and institutions where plaintiffs may have been employed, volunteered, or engaged services.

These cases can be challenging as well as rewarding, but the plaintiff-client may require special attention. This program will discuss proving the elements of the claims, damages, and finding insurance coverage, as well as advantages and pitfalls of both mediation and litigation. 

Listen as our panel of esteemed attorneys in this field offers instruction on best strategies and practices for trying sexual abuse cases.

Outline

I. Special considerations when dealing with sexual abuse victims

II. Applicable statutes and statutory schemes

III. Filing a lawsuit

A. Pleading standards

B. Defendants and vicarious liability

C. Motions to dismiss/summary judgment

IV. Discovery considerations

A. Paper discovery

B. Depositions

C. Recurring evidentiary issues to anticipate

D. Motions in limine

V. Trial

A. Opening and closing

B. Proving the elements of the claims

C. Defenses

D. Dealing with sympathetic parties

E. Addressing damages

F. Motions in limine

VI. Insurance coverage issues

VII. Navigating parallel criminal proceedings

 

Benefits

The panel will review these and other issues:

  • What are best practices for screening potential claims?
  • What are the best practices for litigating potential claims?
  • What factors are used to set settlement values for different cases and different survivors within the same case?
  • When is the best time for mediation/case resolution?