Law.com’s “Meet the Attorneys” in the Hotchkiss School Sexual Assault Case

The Connecticut Law Tribune and Law.com (subscription) recently published an overview of the lawyers prosecuting and defending claims in the suit accusing the Hotchkiss School of breach of fiduciary duty for allegedly taking no action to protect boys allegedly sexually abused at the school decades ago. In late July 2019, U.S. District Judge Victor A.

2019-08-09T11:49:07+00:00August 9th, 2019|Firm News, Sexual Abuse|

Hotchkiss School Sexual Abuse Lawsuit to Go Forward After Court Ruling

As reported by Law.com, U.S. District Judge Victor Bolden (D. Conn.) has ruled that a former student’s lawsuit against the prestigious Hotchkiss School in Connecticut alleging sexual abuse by Roy Smith, a teacher at the school in the 1990s, may move forward. Though the judge dismissed a count of intentional infliction of emotional distress against

2019-07-09T10:56:14+00:00July 9th, 2019|Personal Injury, Sexual Abuse|

Hotchkiss School Student Sexual Abuse Trial to Move Forward

As reported by the Legal Reader, U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden has rejected a request by attorneys representing Hotchkiss to dismiss the sexual abuse lawsuit against the school, ruling that a jury trial take place. Bolden disagreed with the school’s attorneys that Hotchkiss was not responsible for the protection of the student, identified as

2019-03-21T16:59:27+00:00March 21st, 2019|Sexual Abuse|

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