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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2008 National Conference
In The News
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 •   Jury awards Belleville priest's victim $5 million in sex abuse case   
BY George Pawlacyzk / A jury has awarded $5-million to a former altar boy, validating arguments by his attorneys that the Rev. Raymond Kownacki sexually abused him and other youths, and that top officials of the Belleville Diocese covered it up for decades.
 •   Rhode Island Town Reach $20 Million Deal In Club Fire Suits   
The Associated Press / The state of Rhode Island and the town of West Warwick have each agreed to pay $10 million to those left behind after a nightclub fire that killed 100 people, according to court documents filed Monday.
 •   Deal Reached in Chicago Clergy Abuse Cases   
The Associated Press / Chicago's Catholic archdiocese agreed Tuesday to pay more than $12.6 million to settle lawsuits by 16 victims of sexual abuse by priests over three decades.
 •   Judge Agrees to Virginia Tech payout   
By Anita Kumar / The Washington Post / A Circuit Court judge approved an $11 million settlement Tuesday for most of the families of victims of last year's Virginia Tech massacre, but some of them remain dissatisfied and angry over the actions of the state and the school.
 •   Port Authority Liable in 1993 Trade Center Attack   
By Anemona Hartocollis / The New York Times / A state appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the Port Authority was liable for damages caused by the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, because it knew about but chose to ignore “an extreme and potentially catastrophic vulnerability that would have been ope...
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Thoughts on Tort "Reform"

"I think access to the courts is a very important American freedom. I think we've got to be very, very careful in what we do in tort reform not to deny people access to the courts. If you're a big company or a city department or -- I was in the military. You always have lawyers. They work for you. You don't think anything about it. When you become a private citizen, when you're just an ordinary person out there, you don't have your own lawyer. You don't keep him on retainer at $500 a month. And if something goes wrong, you need access to the courts, and those trial lawyers are there to help ordinary people."

General Wesley Clark
October 21, 2004 on CNN

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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