In recent years, there has been an increase in litigation involving sexual abuse, as evidenced by recent lawsuits involving the Boy Scouts of America, numerous Catholic dioceses, and sports figures such as Larry Nassar. While the increase in cases is abhorrent, the #MeToo movement has helped give survivors a voice against their abusers while the increased focus on litigation has resulted in compensation for those survivors. Handling sexual abuse cases requires special considerations that may not be present in other mass tort cases.
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