Jeff Pringle, a survivor under New York’s Child Victims Act (CVA), was awarded a $30 million verdict against Paul Caillaud, a former Boy Scouts of America (BSA) camp “doctor” who sexually abused him in the mid-1980s at Forestburg Scout Reservation in Sullivan County, New York. This verdict is believed to be the first CVA verdict in the county since the law’s passage five years ago.
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...
Officials Knew of the Dangers but Failed to Act. The parents of a young woman killed in a horrific Tacoma crash that left six dead including their 19-year-old daughter Cerra Corner have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city and state, arguing that officials...
The State of New Jersey has agreed to pay $6,750,000 to a woman, J.T., alleged to have been sexually abused starting in 1972 in the State’s foster care system when she was nine years old. The settlement will allow the parties to avoid a long jury trial that was...
Learning your child has been sexually abused is devastating, but finding the right child sexual abuse lawyer can help your family begin to heal, bring the abuser to justice and possibly secure a significant damages award to help pay for the ongoing care and support...
