New York Jury Awards $1.68 Billion to 40 Women in Landmark Sexual Abuse Case Against James Toback
A jury in New York awarded $1.68 billion in damages on Wednesday to 40 women who accused filmmaker James Toback of sexual misconduct over a 35-year period, attorneys for the plaintiffs announced. This ruling comes as a result of a lawsuit initiated in Manhattan in 2022, following the introduction of a one-year window in New York that allowed survivors of sexual assault to file lawsuits regardless of how long ago the incidents occurred. The decision is one of the largest jury awards since the rise of the #MeToo movement and stands among the most significant … Read more