Maryland Child Victims Act

As the Archdiocese of Washington recently issued a legal challenge to the Maryland Child Victims Act, WTOP News turned to Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea to discuss what that legal action means for sex abuse survivors across Maryland.

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As the Archdiocese of Washington recently issued a legal challenge to the Maryland Child Victims Act, WTOP News turned to Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea to discuss what that legal action means for sex abuse survivors across Maryland. Read why both Jonathan Schochor from Maryland’s leading civil litigation law firm and victim’s advocate, Teresa Lancaster … Continued

Jon Schochor

Jonathan Schochor recently spoke with The Washington Post to explain what the latest legal maneuver means for hundreds of sex abuse victims still seeking justice in Maryland.

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In the face of litigation for cases of alleged sexual abuse, the Archdiocese of Washington is seeking to overturn Maryland’s Child Victims Act which took effect on October 1, 2023. The new law allows victims who were sexually abused years ago as children to sue those responsible by eliminating the previous statute of limitations. Jonathan … Continued

emergency room errors

Up Next with ChatGPT: Emergency Department Diagnosis

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Accurate Emergency Department (ED) diagnosis can literally be a matter of life and death. Initial research explored the use of ChatGPT in emergency treatment settings. Chat generative pre-trained transformer (ChatGPT) continues to be tried and tested in settings and for services throughout industry.  In healthcare, as we have discussed, the technology is making steps in … Continued

New Report to the White House Focused on Patient Safety

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A new report to the White House from the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) underscores the urgent need for patient safety and a reduction in the adverse events that injure and kill patients each year. The report urges the administration to create leadership around patient safety in the US. The report … Continued

Archdiocese of Baltimore

Empowering Survivors: Our Client’s Appointment to the Creditors’ Committee

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We are proud to share that our client has been appointed to the Creditors’ Committee, in the bankruptcy proceedings involving the Archdiocese of Baltimore, representing one of only seven survivors from a pool of hundreds. Our Firm is one of only six Firms to provide legal counsel to the Committee as we work toward resolving the … Continued

Clergy Sexual Abuse

Jonathan Schochor from Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea, and Andrew Janet from Janet, Janet & Suggs, LLC share their expertise in a powerful co-authored op-ed in The Baltimore Sun entitled, The Hypocrisy of the Archdiocese of Baltimore

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As hundreds of sex abuse victims across Maryland try to repair their lives and seek justice in court from their abusers in the clergy, what does the Archdiocese of Baltimore filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection now mean to those abuse survivors?  Read The Baltimore Sun full commentary here.

The Washington Times

The Washington Times shares the harrowing details of the story from the victims and outlines the details of the litigation jointly filed by Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea with Janet, Janet & Suggs, LLC.

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The Archdiocese of Washington is facing a class action lawsuit from survivors who faced years of sexual abuse at the hands of clergy when they were just children. The Washington Times shares the harrowing details of the story from the victims and outlines the details of the litigation jointly filed by Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and … Continued