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LawsuitConfirmed

A Quebec class action over child abuse was filed against the Jehovah's Witnesses in 2017

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A former member sought to sue the organization on behalf of Quebecers abused as children in its congregations, alleging a "culture of silence." A court authorized the class action in 2019.

· September 15, 2017 · 2 min read

AppealConfirmed

California's top appeals court threw out the punitive damages in the Conti abuse case

Illustration: scales of justice with one pan lifted, beside a gavel

A 2012 jury delivered a landmark verdict against the Watchtower for a woman abused as a child. In 2015 an appeals court affirmed the organization's negligence but erased the punitive damages — and rejected a duty to warn the congregation.

· April 13, 2015 · 5 min read