The Justice Department reached a $215 million settlement, creating a restitution trust for survivors of child sex trafficking who were exploited by Backpage.com executives for years. PCVA Attorneys Jason Amala and Vincent Nappo have litigated for numerous child sex trafficking survivors against Backpage.com over the last decade.
Seattle-based law firm Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala filed a lawsuit against Securitas Security Services for its reckless mishandling of a security threat that allowed numerous illicit cameras to spy on Expedia employees and visitors in bathrooms and workstations throughout Expedia’s 40-acre campus in Seattle, Washington from 2023 through early 2024.
In a significant ruling, the Washington Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of arguments by PCVA attorneys Darrell Cochran, Andy Ulmer and team upholding nearly $500,000 in sanctions against C3 Manufacturing LLC, a Colorado-based equipment maker, and its former law...
A federal judge today sentenced Dr. Darius Paduch, a former urologist at Weill Cornell, New York-Presbyterian (WCM/NYPH), and Northwell Health, to a life sentence for his 11 felony counts of sexually assaulting and abusing his patients. Dr. Paduch was found guilty on all counts by a federal jury in May. The survivors who testified during the trial represent only a fraction of the hundreds of former patients Dr. Paduch abused during his tenure at these trusted institutions.
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is making history this month with a new $880 million settlement to 1,353 survivors of clergy sexual abuse, bringing its total payouts to an unprecedented $1.5 billion. This latest agreement is a powerful acknowledgment of the decades-long trauma endured by thousands and reflects the significant progress made in holding institutions accountable.
