After more than 20 years of litigation and hundreds of lawsuits by adults who were sexually abused as children by their priests and other clerics, the Seattle Archdiocese, the Diocese of Yakima, and the Diocese of Spokane are facing a formal investigation by the...
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Breaking News: Paduch Found GUILTY!
Dr. Darius Paduch was found GUILTY by a federal jury in New York today, May 8th, 2024. Dr. Paduch, a former urologist at NewYork-Presbyterian’s Weill Cornell Medical Center and Northwell Health, was found guilty on numerous felony counts of sexually assaulting and abusing his patients.
State of New Jersey Pays $6,750,000 to Settle Lawsuit Brought by Woman Sexually Abused in Foster Care
The State of New Jersey has agreed to pay $6,750,000 to a woman, J.T., alleged to have been sexually abused starting in 1972 in the State’s foster care system when she was nine years old. The settlement will allow the parties to avoid a long jury trial that was...
PCVA Attorneys and Rep. Darya Farivar Pass House Bill 1618 to Support Sex Abuse Survivors
PCVA Attorneys Darrell Cochran, Chris Love, Ian Bauer, and Bridget Grotz, along with Representative Darya Farivar (D-46) and the Washington State Association of Justice (WSAJ) successfully collaborated over several years to pass House Bill 1618, which removes any...
$750,000 Jury Verdict Awarded in Child Sex Abuse Trial Against Salem County
Last week, a unanimous New Jersey jury verdict awarded $750,000 to our client who survived child sex abuse in a case against the County of Salem. The verdict, issued from Salem County Superior Court in Salem County, found the state liable for failing to supervise and protect our then 14-year-old client from sustained grooming and sexual abuse while he was in the state’s Juveniles in Need of Supervision (JINS) facility.