Survivors' Rights

Northwell Health urologist Dr. Darius Paduch has been accused of sexual abuse by multiple former patients in New York

Lieff Cabraser’s Survivors and Victims’ Rights practice group lawyers are investigating reports that NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Northwell Health urologist Dr. Darius Paduch sexually abused his urology patients since at least 2015. Even more disturbing are reports Paduch hired an underage intern who watched and videotaped Paduch performing sexual acts on his urology patients and himself over a 2-year period as part of the “internship training.”

Abuse survivors in New York have the right to seek justice in civil court. The attorneys in our firm’s Surviors’ Rights practice group represent individuals nationwide in sexual abuse lawsuits against their physicians, teachers, and clergy accused of sexual abuse. We have won multiple significant settlements over cases of sexual abuse including against the University of Southern California and at the University of Michigan. We have active cases of alleged sexual abuse on behalf of athletes in the NCAA, students at The Hotchkiss School in Connecticut, and children at Devereux Healthcare nationwide.

Lieff Cabraser represents survivors across the U.S. who have been victimized by sexual violence and sexual abuse. We treat every client with care, respect, and compassion as we bring our comprehensive legal skills forward on each case. We have a dedicated team of lawyers, nurse consultants, and paralegals experienced in working with and listening to survivors who work individually with every client in every case to see that justice is won.

If a school, church, sports team, hospital, or another institution failed to protect you from abuse, we may be able to help you hold that institution accountable, and possibly seek compensation and practice changes to prevent that failure from happening again to you or others. We urge you to contact a survivor’s rights lawyer at Lieff Cabraser today about your potential case and recovery.

If you were the victim of abuse unrelated to a larger institution, representation by our firm may not be the best option for your situation. We encourage you to consider representation by other attorneys, as well as support from resources like RAINN.org, WomensLaw.org, MaleSurvivor.org, 1in6.org (another resource for male survivors), iSurvive.org, and AfterSilence.org.

If you were sexually abused by, or fear you may have been recorded by Dr. Darius Paduch, we urge you to contact Annika Martin or Mark Chalos in our NY office today about your legal rights and potential recovery. You can call us toll-free at 1 800 541-7358 or use the secure form on this page. There is no charge or obligation for our review of your case, and any information you provide will be held in the strictest confidence.