While the #MeToo movement has inspired broad cultural change across the globe, shifting the court of public opinion in favor of abuse victims, many believe its impact has yet to reach the actual U.S. courts, where judges continue to enforce a standard that makes proving workplace sexual harassment claims extremely difficult
As reported by Law360 (subscription), an Illinois state appellate panel has upheld an earlier decision by a trial judge to deny Hyatt Hotel Corp’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Lieff Cabraser and co-counsel on behalf of woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted during her stay at Grand Hyatt Istanbul. The panel said
As reported by The Michigan Daily, plaintiffs’ counsel in the ongoing class action lawsuit against the University of Michigan for its handling of allegations of sexual abuse against late former doctor and athletics program physician Robert Anderson have filed a response to the University’s motion to have the lawsuit dismissed.
As reported by the Los Angeles Times, The Thacher School announced Thursday, that it would remove the name of its former headmaster, Michael Mulligan, from the campus dining hall and athletic field. Mulligan led the school from 1992 to 2018. The move is a part of a series of steps taken following the release of
University of Michigan junior Josephine Graham, who signed on to support a class action complaint recently filed against the school for its handling of allegations of sexual abuse against late former doctor and athletics program physician, Robert Anderson, is urging a federal judge not to dismiss the case. The complaint is a companion to a
As reported by the Houston Chronicle, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Houston teenage sex trafficking victims, who in three civil lawsuits against Facebook alleged they met their abusive pimps through Facebook’s messaging features. The teens sued the social media giant for negligence and product liability, claiming it failed to warn about
Lawsuit alleges Devereux exposed children to physical, emotional, and sexual abuse by harboring predators and abusers on its staff and failing to enact or enforce safety measures and protective policies Lieff Cabraser and Sauder Schelkopf have filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of
Lawsuit notes renowned head coach failed to respond to assistant’s sexual abuse On behalf of a former student, Lieff Cabraser has filed a lawsuit against the elite Branson School in Marin County based on allegations that the school failed to protect her from Richard Manoogian, an assistant boys basketball coach who sexually abused her in
The Michigan Daily has published a moving opinion piece written by University of Michigan junior Josephine Graham, who signed on to support a class action complaint recently filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan against the University of Michigan for its handling of allegations of sexual abuse against late former doctor and athletics program physician,
In August 2020, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation (S7082/A9036) extending the look back window for victims to file claims under the Child Victims Act in New York state, regardless of when or how long ago the alleged abuse occurred. Since going into effect last year, the Child Victims Act has provided an avenue for