Superior Court Judge Richard A. Licht will preside over the 40+ lawsuits that have come in since a two-year "revival window" ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I., June 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grant & Eisenhofer’s clergy abuse team is on the ground at the Rhode Island State House to witness the Rhode Island Senate enact a historic new law ...

Under a new state law giving childhood sexual abuse survivors their first chance in decades to obtain justice against their perpetrators, attorneys from Grant & Eisenhofer and their partner counsel ...

PROVIDENCE – A compromise has been reached in the years-long battle by the victims of clergy sex abuse in Rhode Island for the right to sue the Catholic Church for failing to protect them – and it is ...

In a landmark victory for survivors, Rhode Island has opened a two-year revival window, opens new tab that allows victims of childhood sexual abuse to file civil lawsuits that were previously barred ...

Dozens of abuse lawsuits hit the Rhode Island Catholic Church on July 1 as a new legal window opened for survivors of long-ago abuse.

Several major law firms said they had cases numbering in the hundreds against the Catholic Church in Rhode Island.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Diocese of Providence was hit with a federal lawsuit Thursday, just one day after a new state law ...

The two-year "revival window" newly opened for Rhode Islanders to file civil claims against alleged sexual abusers and institutions can be triggering, not only for those bringing lawsuits but for ...

Rhode Island lawmakers pass legislation allowing lawsuits against the Catholic Church for past child sex abuse claims. The bill creates a two-year window for victims, some now in their 60s and 70s, to ...

Rhode Island lawmakers are considering a bill to allow lawsuits against the Diocese of Providence for past clergy sex abuse claims. The bill would allow civil lawsuits for damages and provide victims ...