December 2, 2019
In this Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, photo, attorney Adam Slater, left, checks his phone during a working lunch with lawyers in his firm including partner Jonathan Schulman, second from left, Steven Alter, second from right, and Linc Leder, in Melville, N.Y. Slater said since New York state opened its one-year window allowing sex abuse suits with no statute of limitations, his firm has signed up nearly 300 new clients. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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Key takeaways from Associated Press reporting showing that new laws in 15 states could clear the way for a deluge of lawsuits against the Roman Catholic Church: