Sexual Abuse Litigation : A Practical Resource for Attorneys, Clinicians, and Advocates

ISBN-13: 9780789011749 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 424 str.

Rebecca Rix

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Intended to serve as a legal guide and a practical reference for helping professionals advocating on behalf of adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, this volume contains seven articles written by practicing lawyers and psychologists specializing primarily in sexual abuse. Topics include the history and analysis of delayed discovery statutes of

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Contents

• About the Contributors
• Foreword
• Preface
• Trauma, Science, and the Law: A Brief History of Trauma Research and the Social Response
• History and Analysis of Delayed Discovery Statutes of Limitations in Adult Survivor Litigation
• Sexual Abuse Litigation: A Difficult Journey Through Unfamiliar Territory
• Evaluation of the Delayed Discovery Case
• Plaintiff and Defense Expert Witnesses in the Sexual Abuse Case
• Delayed Memories and Scientific Evidence: Maintaining the Pre-Trial Admissibility of Delayed Memory Evidence
• The Needle in the Haystack: Uncovering Insurance Coverage for the Sexual Abuse Victim
• RESOURCE APPENDICES
• Appendix A: State by State Analysis of Reported Decisions and Statutes of Limitations Governing Childhood Sexual Abuse Actions
• Appendix B: States Without Specific Statutes of Limitations Governing Childhood Sexual Abuse Actions (Summarizing Appendix A)
• Appendix C: States with Specific Statutes of Limitations Governing Childhood Sexual Abuse Actions ( Summarizing Appendix A)
• Appendix D: Questions for Plaintiff Forensic Expert: Direct Examination
• Appendix E: Questions for Plaintiff Forensic Expert: Rebuttal
• Appendix F: Selections, Deposition Testimony of Elizabeth Loftus, PhD
• Appendix G: Selections, Cross Examination of Elizabeth Loftus, PhD
• Appendix H: Other Resources
• Index

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Rebecca A Rix