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June 21, 2026 by mjpospis

Adult Survivors Act (ASA) Complaint, Arising From Alleged Sexual Assault by Dow Jones & Company Employees, Survives Dismissal

In Sassoon v. Dow Jones & Co., Inc., 2026 WL 1590016 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cty. May 18, 2026), the court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim under the New York Adult Survivors Act (ASA), arising from an alleged sexual assault by four employees of Dow Jones & Company during an executive meeting in defendant’s…

Julia Ormond’s Adult Survivors Act Claim Against Harvey Weinstein et al Survives Dismissal, First Department Holds

In Ormond v. Weinstein, No. 2024-05486, 4017, 952107/23, 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 04755, 2025 WL 2412641 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Aug. 21, 2025), the court unanimously affirmed the denial of defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim asserted under the Adult Survivors Act. From the decision: Plaintiff, a well-known actress, brought this action under the Adult Survivors…

Adult Survivors Act (ASA) Revives NYC Human Rights Law Claims, in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Arising From 2010-2011 Conduct, Court Rules

In Crawford v. David Ratner, No. 952052/2023, 2023 WL 8810507 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Dec. 20, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims – arising from a series of alleged sexual assaults, sexual harassment and retaliatory conduct between 2010 and 2011 by the defendant – under the…