Helping Crime Victims Pursue Civil Justice

Our Mission
 The NCVBA provides technical support to attorneys representing crime victims in civil actions, refers crime victims to lawyers in their local area, and works to increase general awareness about the availability
of civil remedies for victims of crime.

State Laws
State-by-state survey of Apportionment of Fault between negligent and intentional tortfeasors.


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In The News
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 •   Woman Attacked on Subway Platform as Workers Looked On   
By Mike Celizic / MSNBC / The young woman had been attacked in full view of a New York City subway clerk, then dragged down the steps onto a deserted platform where she was raped and raped again, the assailant not stopping even when a subway train pulled into the station.
 •   Medical Board Permanently Suspends Dr. Levine’s License   
NBC / The North Carolina Medical Board ruled Friday morning to permanently suspend Dr. Melvin Levine's license.
 •   New Mexico Jury Awards $10.2M in Lawsuit against Security Firm   
Associated Press / State district court jurors have awarded $10.2 million to a 28-year-old Albuquerque man who was left a quadriplegic when he was stabbed with an ice pick and stomped in the neck in a brawl watched by a security guard who took no action.
 •   Study: Child Porn Possessors Likely Abusers   
By Freeman Klopott / DC Examiner / People convicted of possessing child pornography are likely to have sexually abused many children, a study has found.
 •   Sex Abuse Case Settled- Diocese of Memphis and Dominicans to Pay $2 Million   
By Lawrence Buser / Memphis Commercial Appeal / The Catholic Diocese of Memphis and the Dominicans have agreed to pay $2 million to settle a longstanding priest sex-abuse case involving a 14-year-old boy, lawyers said Thursday.
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Thoughts on Tort "Reform"

Case Law Database
The National Crime Victim Bar Association provides Internet access to its Civil Justice Database which contains more than 11,000 annotated summaries of civil cases brought by crime victims.

On-Line CLEs
Continuing Legal Education 
On-Demand.
Free Previews.

Current courses:


Picking Civil Juries for Crime Victims

 
Inadequate Security in the Age of Tort Reform

Litigating Title IX on Behalf of Crime Victims

  Obtaining Insurance Coverage: Beyond the Obvious

To see a complete list of courses, click here.
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