Sexual Abuse – Lieff Cabraser

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

LieffCabraser2023-11-14T17:12:27+00:00October 25th, 2023|Firm News, Sexual Abuse|

Judge Grants Final Approval to Settlement Aimed at Implementing Landmark Reforms in University of Michigan Campus Sexual Abuse Class Action

DETROIT, MI–On August 3, 2022, U.S. District Judge Victoria A. Roberts issued an Order granting final approval to the settlement of the class action lawsuit against the University of Michigan arising out of UofM campus sexual misconduct. The settlement resolves a class action lawsuit filed in 2021 on behalf of current and future UM students led by

Artemis2022-08-03T23:08:12+00:00August 3rd, 2022|Firm News, Sexual Abuse|

Massive Cover-Up of Southern Baptist Convention Church League Sex Abuse Cases

300-page independent report highlights shocking new details about specific abuse cases, vilification of victims, secret predator databases, and reveals how denominational leaders worked for decades to actively resist calls for abuse prevention and reform As reported by the Washington Post, a new independent investigation has revealed not only decades of sexual abuse with the Southern

LieffCabraser2022-05-23T17:53:28+00:00May 23rd, 2022|Sexual Abuse|

Judge Grants Preliminary Approval to Settlement Aimed at Implementing Landmark Reforms in University of Michigan Campus Sexual Abuse Class Action

On March 29, 2022, U.S. District Judge Victoria A. Roberts issued an Order granting preliminary approval to the proposed settlement of the class action lawsuit against the University of Michigan arising out of UofM campus sexual misconduct. In the Order, the Court states that it “will likely be able to approve the Settlement Agreement under

LieffCabraser2022-03-30T13:22:35+00:00March 30th, 2022|Sexual Abuse|

Lieff Cabraser and FeganScott File Lawsuit Alleging NCAA and University of San Francisco Fail to Protect Baseball Players from Sexual Misconduct by Coaches

On March 11, 2022, Lieff Cabraser and FeganScott filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of three University of San Francisco (USF) Baseball student-athletes against the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), USF, and two USF coaches, Nino Giarratano and Troy Nakamura, alleging a long-standing history of abuse of student-athletes by the

LieffCabraser2022-03-18T02:54:06+00:00March 11th, 2022|Sexual Abuse|

Powerful Op-Ed by Former All-American NCAA Track Star: “The NCAA must do more to protect student-athletes from sexual abuse”

Fortune has published a moving opinion piece written by Williams College alumna Summer-Solstice Thomas, a former track and field co-captain, a 6-time All-American, and conference nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year 2020. Thomas writes that “it could have been me,” in detailing the allegations involved in the sexual abuse class action lawsuit against the NCAA

LieffCabraser2021-11-05T19:51:36+00:00November 5th, 2021|Sexual Abuse|

Rampant Culture of Sexual Misconduct in USF Dons Men’s Soccer Program

Sports Illustrated recently published a powerful piece detailing two decades of abuse at the University of San Francisco Dons Men’s Soccer program, where it is alleged that administrators fostered a rampant culture of sexual misconduct on the team that spanned three coaches, four athletic directors, and two school presidents.

LieffCabraser2021-10-04T23:42:45+00:00October 4th, 2021|Sexual Abuse|

Counsel for Sexual Abuse Victims in UM/Anderson Class Action Lawsuit File Response to UM’s Attempt to Dismiss the Case

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.

LieffCabraser2021-08-10T16:56:08+00:00August 10th, 2021|Sexual Abuse|

Lieff Cabraser Files Lawsuit Against Marin County’s Branson School Over Allegations of Sexual Abuse of Former Student

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

LieffCabraser2021-06-10T00:21:01+00:00June 5th, 2021|Sexual Abuse|

Powerful Op-ed by University of Michigan Student: “Why I signed onto the class action lawsuit against U-M for students affected by Robert Anderson.”

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,

LieffCabraser2021-05-24T22:55:25+00:00May 24th, 2021|Sexual Abuse|