Darrell Cochran and Chris Love finalized a $25-million covenant judgment settlement, one of the largest in state history, with Olympia Early Learning Center on behalf of six survivors who were sexually abused by a caregiver at the day care. Covenant judgment...
Sexual Abuse
$4.9M Settlement Reached in Toutle River Boys Ranch Sex Abuse Lawsuit
Darrell Cochran, Kevin Hastings and Patrick Brown reached a $4.9-million settlement with the Washington Department of Social and Health Services on behalf of 9 individuals who were sexually abused as residents of Toutle River Boys Ranch in Cowlitz County, Washington....
PCVA Settles Two Sex Abuse Lawsuits Against Seattle Archdiocese for $1.46M
Attorneys Darrell Cochran and Patrick Brown recently settled two sex abuse lawsuits against the Seattle Catholic Archdiocese for a combined total of $1.46 million. PCVA represented two women who were abused when they were students at St. Louise Parish School in...
Darrell Cochran and Patrick Brown Reach $2.4M Settlement in Employment Case
In a $2.4 million confidential settlement, Darrell Cochran and Patrick Brown helped a King County woman resolve claims against her Seattle employer for on-the-job sexual abuse and harassment perpetrated by a supervisor and co-workers. “Our client worked in conditions...
Student Sexual Abuse
Student Sexual Abuse According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), every 68 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted. And every 9 minutes, that victim is a child. Sexual abuse is a horrific crime, often committed by people in power against...
Lawsuits Reveal Pattern of Concealed Sex Abuse in Jehovah’s Witnesses Congregations
Attorney Steven Reich represents two men, both of whom allege they were sexually abused as minors by an elder in their Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation. The case is one of many revealing a long history of covered-up sex abuse allegations within the faith. Jehovah’s...
Perpetrator Who Abused PCVA Client Arrested After Decades of Evading Authorities
PCVA attorneys Michael Pfau, Darrell Cochran and Vinnie Nappo helped Rae (a pseudonym) receive a $3 million settlement against Washington State in 2014 after she alleged negligence by Child Protective Services for failing to properly intervene when she was subjected...
$4.2M Settlement Reached in Coach Sexual Abuse Case Against University Place School District
Partner Vincent Nappo, associate Benjamin Watson, and co-counsel Ashton Dennis of the Washington Law Center reached a $4.2 million settlement for their clients in a sexual abuse suit against University Place School District. The perpetrator, David O’Connor, had been...
PCVA Files Sexual Abuse Case Against Seattle Preparatory School
Attorneys Darrell Cochran, Colleen Durkin Peterson, and Bridget Grotz filed lawsuits on behalf of two former female students, both of whom allege they were sexually abused as minors by a coach at Seattle Preparatory School. The alleged perpetrator, Jeff Pietz, was a...
$3M Settlement Reached in Coach Sexual Abuse Case Against Seattle Public Schools
Partners Michael Pfau and Steven Reich reached a $3 million settlement for their client in a sexual abuse suit against Seattle Public Schools. The perpetrator, Meghan Miller, was a coach and instructional assistant at Ballard High School, where she was assigned to...