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.
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.
Our decades-long fight to uncover the truth about pedophile priests in the Seattle Catholic Archdiocese continues, as another victim of sexual abuse has come forward after decades of suffering in silence. Darrell Cochran with his colleagues Ian Bauer and Patrick...
In a significant legal settlement, Washington State has agreed to pay $18 million to resolve a child sexual abuse lawsuit filed on behalf of two young sisters in Seattle. The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) and the Department of Children, Youth, and...
The State of Washington has agreed to pay $10.5M to settle lawsuits brought by four men who suffered horrendous sexual and physical abuse at Boys Village group homes in Ellensburg and Seattle. The settlement was announced by Darrell Cochran, co-founding partner at PCVA Law and the lead attorney in the case.
Insurer Failed To Honor Premium, Defend Child Care Center In Sexual Misconduct Cases In a significant legal victory, attorney Darrell Cochran and team at Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala have achieved a landmark $28.5 million settlement in a case involving breach of...
Last week, the State of Washington agreed to pay $15,000,000 to our clients, three sisters, J.P., R.P., and S.P., who were sexually abused at a foster home in Centralia, Washington in the 1990s. The settlement allows the State to avoid a 3-week jury trial scheduled to...
Washington State has agreed to pay $3.25 million for a young girl who suffered years of horrific physical and sexual abuse in what some are calling one the most egregious failures of the state’s child welfare system ever. The settlement follows years of work led by Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC. attorneys Ian Bauer, Darrell L. Cochran, and Michael McNeil.
Landmark Decision Paves Path for Justice in Bankruptcies Involving the Boy Scouts of America and the Catholic Church WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, the United States Supreme Court ruled federal bankruptcy courts do not have the authority to force injured plaintiffs...
Our client suffered sears of gruesome sexual abuse in Warren County’s foster care system. United Methodist Church’s gross negligence to supervise pastor despite prior complaints of sexually abusing children enabled years of unchecked abuse PCVA Partner, Vinnie Nappo,...
