Hotchkiss Student Files Class Action Lawsuit To Create Pathway for Survivors of Abuser Roy Smith to Come Forward, Hold School Accountable

Lawsuit filed by Lieff Cabraser and co-counsel asserts that The Hotchkiss School fostered an environment rife with sexual abuse for decades; if successful, future survivors would have quicker pathway to justice and not need to again prove school is liable for negligence, breached its duty, and created unreasonable risk Lakeville, Connecticut – A class-action lawsuit

2023-11-06T18:09:08+00:00November 6th, 2023|Sexual Abuse, Survivors|

Lieff Cabraser & Co-Counsel File Class Action Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Against Hillsdale College on Behalf of Students Alleging School Failed to Properly Investigate Sexual Assault Complaints

Lawsuit asserts that Hillsdale College violated Title IX and state law by not properly investigating several reports of sexual assault on its campus and not adhering to its own inadequate sexual misconduct policy HILLSDALE, MI–Two women filed a class action lawsuit against Hillsdale College accusing it of failing to adequately investigate their reports of sexual

2023-11-14T17:12:27+00:00October 25th, 2023|Firm News, Sexual Abuse|

The New York Times: “The Troubled-Teen Industry Offers Trauma, Not Therapy”

The growing national movement to expose and reform the increasingly dangerous “troubled-teen” industry is highlighted in a powerful New York Times opinion piece A compelling New York Times op-ed written by contributing Op-Ed writer Maia Szalavitz brings needed attention to the increasing efforts to address the murky and dangerous practices rife within the “troubled-teen” industry.

2024-01-19T21:16:30+00:00October 20th, 2023|Sexual Abuse|

Lieff Cabraser and Co-Counsel File Personal Injury Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against Uber

Lawsuit filed in Federal court in California alleges that Uber allowed driver-attacker to violently and sexually abuse riders like plaintiff National plaintiffs law firm Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP and Washington, D.C. firm Nigh Goldenberg Raso & Vaughn have filed a federal personal injury lawsuit on behalf of Doe Plaintiff “M.F.A.” against Uber Technologies

2023-09-28T16:13:19+00:00September 28th, 2023|Sexual Abuse|

Unsilenced: A Nonprofit Dedicated to Protecting Youth from the Troubled Teen Industry

Unsilenced is a dedicated nonprofit organization combatting institutional child abuse by targeting the “Troubled Teen Industry” (TTI) – a pervasive network of unregulated congregate care facilities. While these facilities’s stated mission is to assist youth grappling with mental health and/or educational challenges, reports from families and residents allege that such teen care facilities all-too frequently

2023-04-28T19:10:27+00:00April 28th, 2023|Sexual Abuse, Survivors|

Judge Orders Devereux Foundation to Produce Documents in Federal Child Abuse Litigation

Judge Anita Brody of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has granted plaintiffs’ motion to compel defendant Devereux Foundation to produce certain records related to alleged abuse at behavioral health facility the Devereux Foundation. Judge Brody held that letting Pennsylvania state law take precedence over federal law would create a “worringly”

2023-02-28T17:54:57+00:00February 15th, 2023|Sexual Abuse, Survivors|

Judge Denies Motions to Dismiss in Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Sexual Abuse Class Action Lawsuit

As reported in Law360, Law.com, and Courthouse News, on January 11, 2023, Judge Anita B. Brody of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued an order denying multiple motions by defendants’ seeking to dismiss the class action lawsuit brought by Lieff Cabraser and co-counsel against The Devereux

2023-02-28T17:57:56+00:00January 13th, 2023|Sexual Abuse, Survivors|

College Baseball Players Claims Can Move Forward in Sex Bias Suit Against USF

As reported in Law360, plaintiffs represented by Lieff Cabraser and co-counsel have defeated the University of San Francisco’s attempts to get ex-college baseball players’ claims thrown out of the federal class action lawsuit alleging USF coaches Anthony Giarratano and Troy Nakamura created an intolerable sexualized environment for the team over the course of 22 years, and

2023-02-28T18:15:27+00:00January 6th, 2023|Sexual Abuse|

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