On April 5, PCVA partners Darrell Cochran and Kevin Hastings and associate Patrick Brown successfully reached a $1.35 million settlement with the State of Washington and its Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) over a lawsuit regarding the State’s failure...
On Friday, March 26, Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala, led by Partners Darrell Cochran and Kevin Hastings, reached an $8 million settlement between its client and Foss Home and Village (FHV), an assisted-living facility in Seattle, after an employee of the facility...
On Friday, March 26, PCVA Partner Darrell Cochran and Associate Andrew Ulmer reached a $750,000 settlement with the United States Bowling Congress, the national governing body for the sport of bowling, as well as other bowling organizations. The plaintiff, now 23...
PCVA partners Darrell Cochran and Kevin Hastings, and associate Michael McNeil, reached a $4.25 million settlement with the Issaquah School District in a sexual abuse case that began in 1992. The lawsuit filed against the Issaquah School District and Janet Barry...
Large organizations don’t always protect children from sexual abuse. Over 500 survivors of former physician and rapist Larry Nassar have sued USA Gymnastics, pushing it into bankruptcy. Nonetheless, the powerful organization has survived. Here’s what you need to know...
On March 19, 2020, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall for C3 Perfect Descent Auto Belay devices. An estimated 1,100 units are believed to be affected by the recall. Affected devices were manufactured between February 2017 and April 2019. Below...
Sexual abuse and college campuses seem to often collide in news stories. In many situations, there are issues with how the schools handle such accusations. However, these schools are under federal guidance as to what they can do when someone makes a sexual abuse...
Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC (PCVA) partner Darrell Cochran recently penned an article for Prison Legal News about how childhood sexual abuse often goes unspoken for years, including among those who are currently incarcerated. The article, which is titled “Child...
The Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy reorganization plan, filed on Monday, March 1st details how the organization will settle tens of thousands of sex-abuse claims. While it’s unclear exactly how much Boy Scouts of America will pay, the proposed trust is estimated to...
The frequent updates in the news about sex abuse in gymnastics have brought attention to the fact that coaches and other adults involved in sports are in prime positions to abuse their roles and harm children. According to CoachingBest, there are over 10 million U.S....
