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YDC/Sexual Abuse
YDC/Sexual Abuse

Major Updates to the YDC Settlement Fund: Expanded Categories of Abuse and Increased Compensation

On June 13th, 2024, Governor Chris Sununu signed Senate Bill 591 into law, which made key changes to the YDC Claims Administration and Settlement Fund (YDC Settlement Fund). Our YDC Victim Compensation Group has been monitoring the progress of this

Historic $40 Million Settlement Awarded to Hawaii Childhood Abuse Victim in Jehovah’s Witness Church Case

In a landmark ruling, a victim of childhood sexual abuse, known only as “N.D.,” has been awarded a groundbreaking $40 million settlement in a lawsuit against the Makaha Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses and Keneth L. Apana, an “Elder” within the

FIRST YDC SETTLEMENT FROM THE LEGISLATIVE FUND RESOLVED BY SHAHEEN & GORDON

Shaheen & Gordon, P.A., has settled the first claim under New Hampshire’s YDC Settlement Fund on behalf of a client who was sexually and physically assaulted at YDC in the 1970s. Attorneys at the firm are withdrawing from the consolidated

Shaheen & Gordon Represents Albert Allard, Victim of Youth Center Abuse

Albert Allard is one of hundreds of victims who have reported incidents of abuse going back to the 1960s at the Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester, NH, formerly the Youth Development Center (YDC). But Allard does not want to

Shaheen & Gordon Partner Jim Rosenberg Recognized for Role as Prosecutor in Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Scandal

In the wake of the recent movie Spotlight, which told the story of the child sexual abuse scandal in the Archdiocese of Boston, the Concord Monitor set out to recount how the clergy sexual abuse scandal was addressed over 10

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