Sexual abuse and exploitation class actions.

Lawsuits and investigations

• Investigation openAAU and Youth Sports Sexual Abuse Lawsuits: Coaches, Clubs, and Governing Bodies

  As of September 2026, attorneys are investigating sexual abuse claims involving AAU coaches and clubs after an August 2026 ProPublica and Washington Post investigation; no group AAU lawsuit has been filed, while earlier youth sports cases such as the Nassar and Boy Scouts litigation have settled.

• Lawsuit filedChurch Sexual Abuse Lawsuits: Catholic Diocese and LDS (Mormon) Church Claims

  As of September 2026, Catholic dioceses including Buffalo, New Orleans, and Rockville Centre have reached bankruptcy settlements while others remain in Chapter 11, and LDS Church abuse lawsuits are proceeding individually after the federal panel declined to create an MDL in April 2025.

• Lawsuit filedFoster Care Abuse Lawsuits: Suing the State or Agency for Abuse in Foster Care

  As of September 2026, foster care abuse claims are being filed as individual lawsuits against states, counties, and private foster agencies, with recent results including a $19.5 million New Jersey settlement, a $15 million Washington settlement, and a nearly $25 million California verdict affirmed on appeal in June 2026.

• Lawsuit filedHuman Trafficking Civil Lawsuits Against Hotels and Businesses: TVPRA Claims Explained

  As of September 2026, survivors are filing individual TVPRA lawsuits against hotels, franchisors, and other businesses nationwide, and a federal jury in Atlanta returned a $164 million verdict on September 23, 2026 against the former owner of a College Park Super 8.

• Lawsuit filedInstitutional Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuits: New York and California Lookback Laws Explained

  As of September 2026, thousands of institutional abuse lawsuits filed under New York's Child Victims Act and California's AB 218 are still being resolved, Los Angeles County has begun paying a $4 billion settlement, and California's adult revival window under AB 2777 closes December 31, 2026.

• Lawsuit filedJuvenile Detention Sexual Abuse Lawsuits: Juvenile Halls, Youth Centers, and State Facilities

  As of September 2026, Los Angeles County has begun paying about $4.8 billion to juvenile hall abuse survivors, more than 900 Illinois youth center lawsuits are pending, Maryland Child Victims Act cases are before the state's highest court, and New Hampshire's YDC fund is still resolving about 1,700 claims.

• Consolidated (MDL)Roblox and Discord Sexual Exploitation Lawsuit: MDL 3166 Status and Who Qualifies

  As of September 2026, 182 child exploitation lawsuits are pending against Roblox, often with Discord as a co-defendant, in MDL 3166 before Chief Judge Richard Seeborg, with a hearing on motions to compel arbitration set for January 13, 2027 and no trial dates yet.

• Lawsuit filedSnapchat Sex Abuse Lawsuit: Grooming and Sextortion Claims Against Snap

  As of September 2026, private Snapchat grooming and sexual abuse lawsuits are being filed individually and in the Roblox exploitation MDL, and New Mexico, Florida, and Utah have pending state lawsuits against Snap; no settlement for abuse survivors exists.

• Consolidated (MDL)Uber and Lyft Sexual Assault Lawsuits: 2026 Verdicts, MDL Status, and Who Qualifies

  As of September 2026, 4,588 Uber passenger sexual assault cases are pending in MDL 3084 before Judge Charles Breyer with the next bellwether trial set for early October 2026, and Lyft cases are consolidated in MDL 3171 before Judge Rita Lin and in California state court.