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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Reference materials from our 2009 Conference are available for $85.00.  To order, or for more information, please contact Mike Valente at mvalente@ncvc.org.
In The News
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 •   Family Awarded Damages in Hate Crime Lawsuit   
CLCCRUL / An Illinois jury has awarded more than $500,000 to a Chicago family who was harassed by a neighbor because of their race.
 •   Rape Victims Awarded $11 Million- Doctor Failed to Prevent Assault   
By Robert Gavin / Times Union / Two teenage sisters have been awarded $11 million in a malpractice lawsuit against a prominent Saranac Lake pediatrician who failed to take steps to prevent the girls from being repeatedly sexually assaulted by their half-brother when they were children in Lake Placid...
 •   Jury Awards $10 million in Smyrna Assault Case   
Tennessean / A Rutherford County jury awarded more than $10 million in damages Friday to a man who claimed he was assaulted at a Ruby Tuesday restaurant in Smyrna.
 •   Stamford Marriott Claims Woman Was Negligent in Her Own Rape   
By Monica Potts / The Stamford Advocate / A downtown hotel being sued by a woman raped at gunpoint in its parking garage is claiming she was careless, negligent and "failed to exercise due care for her own safety and the safety of her children and proper use of her senses and facilities," according...
 •   Child Victim's Act Brought 170 Abuse Suits   
By Beth Miller / The News Journal / Delaware opened its courthouse doors to victims of child sexual abuse two years ago -- and they came by the dozens to seek justice for offenses committed as far back as 57 years ago, and as recent as three years ago.
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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 
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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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