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...
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...
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...
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...
The Washington State Association for Justice recently published an article by PCVA associate Andrew Ulmer. “Antidiscrimination in Youth Sports in a Post-Nassar World” discusses how the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD) can be the best tool available when...
Health care providers are expected to act with a high level of professionalism; however, some choose to grossly violate their commitment to ethics and patient safety by sexually taking advantage of those in their care. According to a story published in The Seattle...
Shortly after revelations that 330,000 children were sexually abused within the Catholic Church in France since 1950, the European Court of Human Rights affirmed that the Vatican is beholden only to itself when it comes to justice. This means that the Vatican cannot...
The Boy Scouts of America has announced a revised settlement for the approximately 82,500 survivors of sexual abuse who have filed claims against the organization. The proposed $850 million settlement – while more than the initial settlement presented in March 2021 –...
Large organizations don’t always protect children from sexual abuse. Over 500 survivors of former physician and rapist Larry Nassar have sued USA Gymnastics, pushing it into bankruptcy. Nonetheless, the powerful organization has survived. Here’s what you need to know...
Sexual abuse and college campuses seem to often collide in news stories. In many situations, there are issues with how the schools handle such accusations. However, these schools are under federal guidance as to what they can do when someone makes a sexual abuse...
