Hospitals Pay the Price: Sex Abuse Cover-Ups Accountable Under New York Adult Survivors Act

Authors

Olivia Cohen, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

The note argues that hospitals often fail to address sexual abuse, prioritizing their reputations over patient safety, and that the New York Adult Survivors Act (NYASA) provides a critical but insufficient avenue for accountability. While the NYASA allows survivors to sue abusers and enabling institutions, its one-year lookback window excludes many victims, emphasizing the need for expansion to ensure justice and institutional reform.

Disciplines

Law | Legislation | Torts

Recommended Citation

Olivia Cohen, Hospitals Pay the Price: Sex Abuse Cover-Ups Accountable Under New York Adult Survivors Act, 31 Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just. 463 (2025).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol31/iss2/6