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|

Jonathan Selbin to Participate in Upcoming Seton Hall Law Panel on “The Safety & Treatment of Women in the Sports Workplace”

Lieff Cabraser partner Jonathan Selbin will be a featured panelist at Seton Hall Law’s upcoming program, “Calling a Foul: The Safety & Treatment of Women in the Sports Workplace,” to be held Monday, November 21 both in-person and virtually. The program is part of Seton Hall Law’s ongoing Sports Law Speakers Series and will feature an in-depth

2022-11-07T22:45:50+00:00November 7th, 2022|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

2022-08-03T23:08:12+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

2022-05-23T17:53:28+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

2022-03-30T13:22:35+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

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

Jessica Moldovan to Appear as Featured Faculty at Strafford CLE Webinar on Litigating Sexual Abuse Cases  

Lieff Cabraser attorney Jessica Moldovan will speak as featured faculty at the Strafford CLE video webinar entitled, “Duty to Protect From Third-Party Harm in Sexual Abuse Cases” taking place on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, from 1:00pm-2:30pm EST. This CLE course will explore the standards applied by courts to determine who may face civil liability for physical

2022-01-04T21:50:03+00:00January 4th, 2022|Firm News|

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

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

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