Civil remedy for personal injuries
United States Code
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- 2026United States v. Karl Alan White, Jr. 6th Cir.
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- 2026Hunt S.D.W. Va
- 2026James N.D. Ind.
- 2026Anna Claire Bates and Jane Doe v. Sequel Youth and Family Services, LLC, et al. N.D. Ala.
- 2026Lily D. Or.
- 2026A. B. v. Andrew Kowalczyk 9th Cir.
- 2026Gross M.D. Tenn.
- 2026Doe D. Neb.
- 2026""Jenny"" N.D.N.Y.
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Any person who, while a minor, was a victim of a violation of section 1589, 1590, 1591, 2241(c), 2242, 2243, 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2260, 2421, 2422, or 2423 of this title and who suffers personal injury as a result of such violation, regardless of whether the injury occurred while such person was a minor, may sue in any appropriate United States District Court and shall recover the actual damages such person sustains or liquidated damages in the amount of $150,000, and the cost of the action, including reasonable attorney’s fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred. The court may also award punitive damages and such other preliminary and equitable relief as the court determines to be appropriate. There shall be no time limit for the filing of a complaint commencing an action under this section. Any action brought under subsection (a) may be brought in the district court of the United States that meets applicable requirements relating to venue under section 1391 of title 28. is an inhabitant; or may be found. take effect on the date of enactment of this Act [Sept. 16, 2022]; and any claim or action that, as of the date described in paragraph (1), would not have been barred under section 2255(b) of title 18, United States Code, as it read on the day before the date of enactment of this Act; and any claim or action arising after the date of enactment of this Act.” In an action brought under subsection (a), process may be served in any district in which the defendant— apply to— (Source: (Added Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(b) [title VII, § 703(a)], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–39, 1783–74, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(b) [title VII, § 703(a)], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–39, 3341–74; amended Pub. L. 105–314, title VI, § 605, Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 2984; Pub. L. 109–248, title VII, § 707(b), (c), July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 650; Pub. L. 113–4, title XII, § 1212(a), Mar. 7, 2013, 127 Stat. 143; Pub. L. 115–126, title I, § 102, Feb. 14, 2018, 132 Stat. 319; Pub. L. 117–176, § 2, Sept. 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 2108.))