The Department of Justice issued an indictment against Dr. Darius Paduch on April 11th after a federal grand jury determined that he used his position to sexually exploit and abuse patients. Dr. Paduch worked at New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center and...
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Four Additional Lawsuits Alleging Abuse by Firefighter Filed Against City of Everett
PCVA attorneys Michael Pfau, Mallory Allen and Alyssa Nevala are representing five firefighters who filed suit alleging sexual harassment and abuse by fellow firefighter Chau Nguyen. Chau Nguyen was employed by the City of Everett Fire Department in Washington State....
$7.5M Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Against General Contractor
Darrell Cochran, Kevin Hastings, and Andrew Ulmer reached a $7.5 million settlement on behalf of an independent contractor working on a residential roof replacement. The plaintiff was injured after falling from the roof of a two-story house. Plaintiff alleged that the...
$3.5M Settlement Reached in Lawsuit with the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office
Tom Vertetis, Elizabeth Calora and William McClure reached a $3.5 million settlement with Pierce County on behalf of the estate of an accident victim who was struck and killed by a police vehicle driven by a sheriff’s deputy. Sheriff Deputy Eric Lopez was traveling on...
Lawsuits Allege Abuse by Snohomish County Boy Scout Leaders
Plaintiffs have come forward alleging abuse by former Boy Scouts leaders at the Fire Mountain Scout Camp in Mount Vernon decades ago. PCVA attorneys Michael Pfau, Vinnie Nappo and Ben Watson have filed 10 sexual abuse cases against the Mount Baker Council, the Boy...