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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 •   NCVBA Member Mel Hewitt Profiled on NLJ for ATM Case   
By Tresa Baldas / The National Law Journal / Atlanta attorney Melvin Hewitt is on a mission: to hold banks and financial institutions accountable for crimes committed at ATMs and night deposit boxes.
 •   Erin Andrews Sues Hotel Chains for Secret Tapings   
By Serena Dai / Associated Press / ESPN reporter Erin Andrews, who was secretly videotaped nude while staying at hotels, filed a lawsuit Thursday against seven hotels and the suburban Chicago man who admitted making the tapes.
 •   Supreme Court Rejects Vatican Appeal in Sex Abuse Case   
Reuters / The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday to consider whether the Vatican has legal immunity over the sexual abuse of minors by priests in the United States, allowing a lawsuit filed in 2002 to go forward.
 •   Time Limits Will End to File Sex-Abuse Cases   
By John Frank / Miami Herald / Despite concerns expressed by the Roman Catholic Church, the legislature approved doing away with a statute of limitations on sex-abuse cases involving kids.
 •   Jury Verdict Hits Boy Scouts with $18.5 Million in Punitive Damages   
CNN / An Oregon jury on Friday found the Boy Scouts of America liable for the sexual abuse of a 12-year-old boy more than 25 years ago, returning a verdict of $18.5 million in punitive damages.
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The following article by NCVBA Allied Professional member Norman Bates, "Premises Security Experts and Admissibility Considerations under Daubert and Kumho: A Revised Standard," was recently published by the Suffolk Journal or Trial and Appellate Advocacy.

Click here to read.
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If you are a victim of crime seeking a referral to a civil attorney, please call our Helpline at 1-800-FYI-CALL.
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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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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