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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.
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State Laws
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Endorsed
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We are now accepting proposal forms for our 2010
National Conference, Civil Actions for Criminal Acts.
Please click here to download the proposal
form
NCVBA Mourns the Loss of Howard Twiggs
The NCVBA mourns the loss of our friend Howard Twiggs, recipient of our 2006
Frank Carrington Champion of Civil Justice Award and indefatigable servant to
victims of crime. Whether as a state legislator or as one of the country's most
respected and successful trial lawyers, Howard Twiggs repeatedly stood up for
victims and used the legal system as a powerful tool for securing justice and
leveling the playing field. Throughout his career, he represented a number of
crime victim clients in inadequate security matters, and secured justice for
countless other victims of wrongful conduct, whether they suffered catastrophic
physical injuries or financial harms resulting from fraudulent conduct. Time and
again his actions consistently served as a catalyst to make loud and clear the
voices of victims everywhere. H oward is unforgettable, and
will be greatly missed.
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In The News
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California Sex Abuse Trial Spurs Hub Queries
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By Michael Rezendes / The Boston Globe / 50 years after the alleged abuse, child psychologist William Ayres is awaiting trial in the San Francisco Bay area on charges he sexually molested six boys, ranging in age from 9 to 13, while giving them physical exams in his West Coast psychiatric office. An...
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Hospital Settles with Slain Nurse's Family
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CBC News / The family of a nurse slain by her former boyfriend at the hospital in Windsor, Ont., where they both worked has reached a financial settlement with that hospital, more than four years after her death.
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Delaware Crime: Ex-Judge Admits Molesting Boy
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By Sean O'Sullivan / Delaware Online / Standing in front of the building where William C. Bradley Jr. had been a judge until last week, attorneys Thursday handed out a one-page, two-sentence statement from the former jurist admitting he molested an 11-year-old boy more than 30 years ago.
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Hijack Victims Sue Crowell & Moring
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By Zach Lowe / The Am Law Daily / Two American victims of a 1986 hijacking are suing their former firm, Crowell & Moring, claiming the firm misled them about how rewards from a larger suit against Libya would be distributed, according to The National Law Journal, an Am Law Daily sibling publication.
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RI Judge OKs $176M Settlement in Deadly Club Fire
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By Eric Tucker / Associated Press / A federal judge overseeing lawsuits stemming from a Rhode Island nightclub fire that killed 100 people endorsed a $176 million settlement Thursday, bringing survivors and victims' relatives closer to receiving money and moving years of arduous legal wrangling towa...
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Case Law Database
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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. |
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