Table of Contents

Contents

• About the Contributors
• Foreword
• Preface
• Trauma, Science, and the Law: A Brief History of Trauma Research and the Social Response
• History and Analysis of Delayed Discovery Statutes of Limitations in Adult Survivor Litigation
• Sexual Abuse Litigation: A Difficult Journey Through Unfamiliar Territory
• Evaluation of the Delayed Discovery Case
• Plaintiff and Defense Expert Witnesses in the Sexual Abuse Case
• Delayed Memories and Scientific Evidence: Maintaining the Pre-Trial Admissibility of Delayed Memory Evidence
• The Needle in the Haystack: Uncovering Insurance Coverage for the Sexual Abuse Victim
• RESOURCE APPENDICES
• Appendix A: State by State Analysis of Reported Decisions and Statutes of Limitations Governing Childhood Sexual Abuse Actions
• Appendix B: States Without Specific Statutes of Limitations Governing Childhood Sexual Abuse Actions (Summarizing Appendix A)
• Appendix C: States with Specific Statutes of Limitations Governing Childhood Sexual Abuse Actions ( Summarizing Appendix A)
• Appendix D: Questions for Plaintiff Forensic Expert: Direct Examination
• Appendix E: Questions for Plaintiff Forensic Expert: Rebuttal
• Appendix F: Selections, Deposition Testimony of Elizabeth Loftus, PhD
• Appendix G: Selections, Cross Examination of Elizabeth Loftus, PhD
• Appendix H: Other Resources
• Index

About the Author

Rebecca A Rix