Maryland, which in 2023 passed the Child Victims Act (CVA) that allows survivors who were victims of sexual abuse as minors to sue their abusers anytime, has now cut by half the amounts that may be awarded in such claims.
Gov. Wes Moore has signed a law that will lower the total damages that may be awarded in a single child abuse claim against the state, a local government or local school board from $890,000 to $400,000.
Also, the bill reduces from $1.5 million to $700,000, the total amount of noneconomic damages that may be awarded to a single claima