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Sex Assault Victim Wants New Jersey College Held Liable

A lawyer for a college student who was sexually assaulted at a fraternity “Date Night” party and then driven across campus and assaulted again asked a U.S. appeals court Tuesday to hold the public college liable. Lawyer Patrick J. Whalen …

Weinstein Seeks Jurors’ Ruling on Sex Assault Insurance Coverage

Harvey Weinstein wants jurors to decide whether Chubb Ltd. and other insurers are acting in “bad faith” by refusing to pay to defend him against nearly a dozen lawsuits accusing him of assaulting or sexually harassing women over a period …

Jury Awards $300K in Wyoming Youth Home Sex Lawsuit

A former resident of a youth home in Laramie, Wyoming, has been awarded $300,000 in his civil lawsuit stemming from a sex assault case involving the resident and a female counselor. The Casper Star-Tribune reports that an Albany County jury …