Louisiana's Supreme Court has agreed to reconsider its ruling that wiped out a law giving adult victims of childhood sexual abuse a renewed opportunity to file damage lawsuits.

Five justices voted in favor of reconsidering earlier decision to deny permission, which devastated adult survivors of clergy abuse

On May 10, the high court granted the request for a rehearing in Bienvenu v The Society of the Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of Lafayette, and St. Martin De Tours Catholic Church.

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In a potentially significant development for hundreds of survivors of childhood sex abuse by Roman Catholic clergy and others, the Louisiana Supreme Court on Friday agreed to rehear its recent