Columbia University Irving Medical Center and New York Presbyterian have agreed to pay a combined total of over $165 million to 147 women who came forward alleging that they were sexually abused while under the care of disgraced former gynecologist Robert Hadden. Hadden was convicted of sex-related charges in 2016 in New York state court but served no prison time as a result. Federal charges are still ...
Settlement Reached in New York Gynecologist Sex Abuse Case
Posted November 29, 2022 in Product News and Recalls | Sex Abuse and Trafficking
Virginia Hospital, Doctor Sued Over Sexual Abuse Allegations
Posted November 1, 2022 in Product News and Recalls
Cumberland Hospital in New Kent County, Virginia, and its former medical director, Dr. Daniel Davidow, are facing a $147 million lawsuit over allegations that minor patients at the facility were abused both physically and sexually while under Davidow’s care.
Nine former patients of the hospital are listed as plaintiffs in the case. A male patient alleges that he was “strangled and choked out by a behavioral technician” at the facility. Eight female patients who were formerly under Davidow’s ...
continue reading...Over 500 Women Are Ready to Sue Uber for Sexual Assault
Posted September 13, 2022 in Product News and Recalls | Sex Abuse and Trafficking
“While we can’t comment on pending litigation, we will continue to keep safety at the heart of our work.” These words finished a statement issued by Uber in response to news that over 500 women are ready to sue the rideshare service over allegations that they were “kidnapped, sexually assaulted, sexually battered, raped, falsely imprisoned, stalked, harassed, or otherwise attacked” by drivers summoned using the app. The lawsuit also ...
Lawsuit: Abington School District Created Environment Leading to Rape of 15-Year-Old
Posted January 6, 2022 in Product News and Recalls
A federal lawsuit has been filed against the Abington School District for what the plaintiff alleges is the district’s complicity in creating the environment that allowed a 15-year-old female student to be raped on school grounds.
The alleged assailant was well-known to the victim as well as the school’s administration, as he had been harassing and stalking her since the two attended the same junior high school. When the student’s relentless pursuit of the victim then followed to ...
continue reading...The Pennsylvania Supreme Court May Have Just Shown Us Why a Sex Abuse Amendment is So Important
Posted August 12, 2021 in Product News and Recalls | Sex Abuse and Trafficking
“We need not resolve this issue as it is clear the statute of limitations expired decades ago.” These are the words penned by Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Christine Donohue when writing for the 5-2 majority that seemingly ended a sex abuse survivor’s effort to get justice.
The lawsuit was brought by a woman over claims of sexual abuse endured at the hands of her ...
continue reading...Amendment to Expand Time Limits on Childhood Sex Abuse Allegations Set to Clear Pennsylvania House
Posted June 3, 2021 in Product News and Recalls | Sex Abuse and Trafficking
An amendment to Pennsylvania’s Constitution that would extend time limits on when a survivor of childhood sexual abuse can come forward has once again been approved through a vote in the Commonwealth’s House of Representatives. Changes to Pennsylvania’s constitution must be approved through both chambers of its legislature during two consecutive legislative sessions before being presented to the people as a referendum vote. The ...
