PRESS RELEASE Lawsuit alleges school district ignored students’ complaints for years and failed to protect them from repeated sexual abuse FRESNO, CALIFORNIA – Today, attorneys at Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC (“PCVA”) filed a lawsuit on behalf of five former...
In a landmark settlement that underscores the enduring power of justice—even decades later—a brother and sister who suffered sexual abuse while in foster care in the early 1970s have secured a combined $19.5 million from the State of New Jersey. This resolution not...
PCVA partner Mallory Allen spoke with the New York Post regarding the systemic failures that allowed a New York City doctor to sexually abuse patients under the guise of medical treatment. The article highlights lawsuits against Dr. Dennis Feihel, a former doctor at...
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.
