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

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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

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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

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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

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SCHOCHOR, STATON, GOLDBERG AND CARDEA, P.A. AND JANET, JANET & SUGGS, LLC FILE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON

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Law Firms Seek Justice on Behalf of Sexual Abuse Victims Under the Newly Enacted Maryland Child Victims Act of 2023 Baltimore, MD – Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea, P.A. and Janet, Janet & Suggs, LLC, two leading Maryland-based medical malpractice, personal injury, and civil litigation law firms, are partnering in a class action lawsuit against … Continued

NBC4 Washington’s Tracee Wilkins

Watch: NBC4 Washington’s Tracee Wilkins sat down with Jonathan Schochor and sex abuse survivor and national victim’s rights advocate Teresa Lancaster

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NBC4 Washington’s Tracee Wilkins sat down with Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea’s Jonathan Schochor and sex abuse survivor and national victim’s rights advocate Teresa Lancaster to hear her deeply personal story and what’s next for other abuse survivors now that they can finally seek justice against their abusers through civil lawsuits thanks to the Maryland … Continued