In 2023, the Maryland General Assembly passed the Maryland Child Victims Act of 2023 (“CVA”) to expand claimants’ ability to file and seek damages for alleged child sexual abuse cases, following the trend initiated by other states like New York and New Jersey. The CVA was signed into law by Governor Wes Moore on April 11, 2023, and became effective October 1, 2023. The law removed the statute of limitation for claims of sexual abuse that occurred while the alleged victim was a minor. The CVA also placed high caps on non-economic damages from private defendants and monetary damages from public defendants.
The June 1, 2025 Amendment Drastically Reduces the Damages Cap
On April 22, 2025, Governor Moore signed an Amendment to the CVA that reduced damages for public and private defendants. The Amendment, which took effect on June 1, 2025, lowers the cap on noneconomic damages for CVA cases filed on or after June 1, 2025 in the following ways:
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