NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Officially reversing a controversial March ruling, Louisiana’s highest court Wednesday gave childhood victims of sexual abuse a renewed opportunity to file damage lawsuits.
Officially reversing a controversial March ruling, Louisiana's highest court Wednesday gave childhood victims of sexual abuse a renewed opportunity to file damage lawsuits.
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The Louisiana Supreme Court reversed itself Wednesday by endorsing a 3-year window for childhood sexual abuse survivors to file legal claims regardless of when the alleged abuse happened. The court previously tossed the legislation as unconstitutional.