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 •   NCVBA Member Mel Hewitt Profiled on NLJ for ATM Case    August 9, 2010
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    July 19, 2010
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    July 1, 2010
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    April 27, 2010
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    April 26, 2010
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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