David Paul Horowitz and Lukas M. Horowitz
On Feb. 14, 2019, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law L. 2019, ch. 11, known as the Child Victims Act. The bill was designed to correct a longstanding, manifest injustice: Many perpetrators of child sexual abuse escaped criminal prosecution, civil liability, or both as a result of New York state’s then-existing statute of limitations scheme.
While most provisions of the Act took effect immediately upon signing, what is perhaps the most significant provision, a one-year revival window for civil claims that were previously time-barred, was scheduled to take effect six months after the effective date. That day—August 14th—is here.
