Some of our clients have decided to speak out regarding their cases and what coming forward means to them. Our lawyers have also been featured in a number of news stories because of our long history of helping abuse survivors with claims against the Catholic Church, the Boy Scouts and other youth-serving organizations.
Any of our clients featured in these stories chose to participate, including the use of their names. Please know that most states and courts allow survivors of childhood sexual abuse to protect their identity from public disclosure. You can read or watch some of the stories by clicking on the headlines below.
NEWS STORIES INVOLVING OUR FIRM
- June 2020 – W.H. et al. v. Olympia School District et al. (Case Results)
- May 2020 – Boyer v. Mormoto: Ensuring Your Nonresident Medical Experts Are Up to Washington’s Standards (Trial News Online)
- August 30, 2019 – Settlements in Centralia Kiwanis Boys Home Lawsuits Top $22M (The Daily Chronicle)
- May 22, 2019 – Daughters of slain officer blame Tacoma Police Department for his death (KIRO 7 Video)
- May 10, 2019 – Lawsuits expected as dozens of WNY Boy Scout leaders accused of sex abuse (The Buffalo News)
- November 13, 2018 – Seattle Archdiocese pays nearly $7 million to settle men’s claims that six priests abused them as boys (The Seattle Times)
- November 6, 2018 – The state auditor’s office found many Washington principals don’t share student crimes with teachers regularly. Here’s why. (The Seattle Times)
- August 10, 2018 – Lawyer says youth soccer club agreed to settle second lawsuit alleging sexual abuse (The Olympian)
- May 16, 2018 – Third woman sues Black Hills soccer club, alleging sexual abuse by a coach (The Olympian)
- March 13, 2018 – Seattle Archdiocese, school district settle suit for $2.45M (The Spokesman-Review)
- March 2, 2018 – State agency pays $3.1M after placing girl with rapist (KIRO Video)
- January 22, 2018 – Spanaway man suing after suffering major burns from propane gardening torch (KOMO Video)
- January 21, 2018 – ‘Safe and easy-to-use’ propane torch engulfed Pierce County man in flames, suit says (The News Tribune)
- December 6, 2017 – Two ex-inmates, both deaf, sue county jail in Vancouver, Washington (The Seattle Times)
- October 25, 2017 – Sex abuse lawsuit filed against Catholic Diocese (Yakima Herald)
- September 26, 2017 – Catholic Church Abuse: Seattle Archdiocese Pays $1.3 Million to Settle Case (Newsweek)
- September 25, 2017 – Archdiocese helped sexual abuser teach in Pierce County public school, suits allege (The News Tribune)
- September 25, 2017 – Seattle Archdiocese pays $1.3M to settle sex abuse case (AP)
- September 20, 2017 – Second former student files abuse claim against teacher (HeraldNet)
- September 19, 2017 – Second former student accuses Everett teacher of molesting her (KIRO 7 Video)
- July 18, 2017 – Capital High football coach resigns after allegations of ‘lack of supervision’ at camp (The News Tribune)
- July 2017 – Darrell L. Cochran – Righting Wrongs and Keeping Things Simple (Super Lawyers)
- May 7, 2017 – AP: Sex assaults in high school sports minimized as ‘hazing’ (The Seattle Times)
- April 12, 2017 – What Exactly Are the Attorneys in the Mayor Murray Child Rape Allegation Case Up To? (Seattle Met)
- April 7, 2017 – Civil Attorney: Long road ahead for Murray and alleged victim (KING 5 Video)
- February 24, 2017 – Off-island law firms expected to file sex abuse lawsuits (The Guam Daily Post)
- December 13, 2016 – Woman shares dark secret after 32 years of silence (KING 5)
- November 22, 2016 – Washington consumer accuses health care facilities of delayed claims (Legal Newsline)
- October 9, 2016 – Deleted emails to cast shadow over state’s defense in Oso trial (The Seattle Times)
- June 20, 2016 – 6 new lawsuits against Seattle Archdiocese detail decades of alleged abuse (KIRO 7)
- May 9, 2016 – Second Olympia school bus driver accused of sex abuse (KOMO)
- April 13, 2016 – Lawsuit: Olympia School District hid sexual abuse from parents (The Olympian)
- April 11, 2016 – Lawsuit says Olympia School District concealed abuse (KING 5 Video)
- March 24, 2016 – ‘Father Cody is dangerous’: Seattle Archdiocese settles sex abuse case for $9.1 million after damning letters surface (The Washington Post)
- March 10, 2016 – ‘Every Parent’s Nightmare’ (The New York Times)
- March 8, 2016 – What The Secret Files Tell Us About Abusive Priests In Seattle (KUOW)
- February 18, 2016 – Apple Apologizes And Updates iOS To Restore iPhones Disabled By Error 53 (TechCrunch)
- February 18, 2016 – iPhone’s ‘error 53’ may land Apple in crosshairs of lawsuit (CNET)
- February 8, 2016 – Apple under pressure as lawyers pledge action over ‘Error 53’ codes (The Guardian)
- October 1, 2015 – Black Hills soccer club, former coach, face lawsuit alleging sexual abuse (The Olympian)
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
- “Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy amid sexual abuse lawsuits” (CBS)
- “Attorneys for victims of sexual abuse say they aren’t deterred by Boy Scouts bankruptcy” (NPR)
- “Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy. Hundreds of sexual abuse lawsuits are now on hold” (CNN)
- “Boy Scouts seek bankruptcy, urge victims to step forward” (AP)
- “Boy Scouts File For Bankruptcy Due To Sex-Abuse Lawsuits” (CBS Los Angeles)
- “Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy after sex abuse lawsuits” (Fox News)
- “Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy amid wave of potential lawsuits” (Washington Post)
- “Why the Boy Scouts Are Bankrupt and What It Means For Families” (Yahoo News)
- “San Diego lawyers address Boy Scouts bankruptcy” (CBS)
- “US Boy Scouts files for bankruptcy after abuse scandal” (Raw Story)
- “Boy Scouts bankruptcy: How the national filing affects NY” (Times Union)
- “Leader, lawyer react to Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy” (WWNY)
- “Local, national Boy Scouts sued over ex-leader’s alleged sexual abuse” (Mansfield News Journal)
- “Scout’s Honor: Why the Boy Scouts of America Filed for Bankruptcy” (theSkimm)
- “Boy Scouts of America Hit With Lawsuits Under Child Victims Act Over Secret “Perversion Files” (New York Post)
CATHOLIC CHURCH
- “He Says a Priest Abused Him. 50 Years Later, He Can Now Sue” (New York Times)
- “Hundreds of Lawsuits to be Filed for Old Alleged Child Sexual Abuse Cases in NY” (ABC)
- “Thousands of Sex Abuse Suits Expected to be Filed” (Newsday)
- “For One Year, No Statute of Limitations for Child Sex Abuse Victims” (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
- “Child Victims Act Aims to Help Sex Abuse Victims Take Action” (News 12 Long Island)
- “As New York Opens Door to Old Abuse Claims, Survivors Speak Out” (WCBI)
- “Diocese’s Asset Shift May be Scrutinized if it Files for Bankruptcy Over Sex Lawsuits” (Buffalo News)
- “Legal Floodgates to Open Wednesday as Child Sexual Abuse Victims, Many After Decades, Get Long-Awaited Day in Court” (New York Daily News)
- “Sex Abuse Victim from LI Has Chance to Get Justice” (Newsday)
- “Law Firms Grapple with Unprecedented Scale of Sex Abuse Cases in New York” (The Journal News)
- “New York Courts Brace for Wave of Child-Abuse Lawsuits” (Albany Times Union)
- “Thousands of sex-abuse lawsuits expected to be filed” (Newsday)
- “Justice late, not denied: New York to allow old abuse suits” (AP)
ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL / DR. REGINALD ARCHIBALD
- “Report Finds ‘Pervasive’ Misconduct By Rockefeller University Doctor”
- “New report: Rockefeller University Hospital knew about alleged sex abuse as early as 1960s”
- “Dr. Reginald Archibald sex abuse survivors speak out, attorneys slam Rockefeller report”
- “Child Victims Act lawsuits pile up as Rockefeller University Hospital settles 200-plus”
- “Sex abuse victim from Long Island finally has chance to get justice”
- “Lawsuit: Staten Island man among sex-abuse victims of infamous doctor”
- “Victims say pedophile ‘pool doctor’ lurked at LES boys club”
- “Hundreds of sexual abuse cases filed under new law, but Lower Hudson Valley cases sparse”
- “Doctor from Pelham took photos of sex abuse, former patients say; they seek info on photos”
- “Floodgate of Lawsuits from Child Sex Abuse Victims Overwhelms NYC Institutions”
- “Rockefeller Hospital sues insurers over Dr. Reginald Archibald sexual abuse claims”
- “Rockefeller U, Facing 100s Of Sex Abuse Lawsuits, Sues Insurers”
- “‘Basketball Diaries’ coach ‘Lefty’ named in Boys & Girls Club sexual abuse lawsuit”