Sexual Assault

Webinar: Investigating and Resolving Sexual Assaults on Campus [Video]

by Pepper Hamilton LLP on 3/28/2013

Angelo Stio and Gina Maisto Smith discuss what was covered during the webinar and give a look at what to expect for future webinars on this topic. Every day, colleges and universities throughout the country, face the...more

Investigating and Resolving Sexual Assaults on Campus

by Pepper Hamilton LLP on 3/28/2013

Every day, colleges and universities throughout the country, face the challenge of promoting personal responsibility while striving to make their campuses as safe as possible. Efforts to make campuses as safe as possible...more

Sexual Assault Victim’s Motion To Strike Supervisor’s Defamation Claim Was Properly Granted

by Anthony Oncidi | Proskauer - California Employment Law on 3/27/2013

Lisa Aber sued her employer and two co-employees (Michael Comstock, Aber’s supervisor, and James Cioppa) for sexual harassment and sexual battery, among other things. Comstock filed a cross-complaint against Aber in which he...more

California Employment Law Notes - March 2013

by Proskauer Rose LLP on 3/19/2013

In this Issue: - California Supreme Court Revises Jury Instructions And Trial Procedures In Discrimination Cases, Harris v. Superior Court, 56 Cal. 4th 203 (2013) - Employee Who Exhausted Four Months Of...more

Oklahoma Court Holds Failure to Warn Not a Covered Professional Service

by Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP on 3/7/2013

In its recent decision in Hanover Am. Ins. Co. v. Saul, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29739 (W.D. Okl. Mar. 5, 2013), the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma had occasion to consider whether a...more

Elder Abuse: A Growing Concern

by Thorsnes Bartolotta McGuire LLP on 2/26/2013

The California State Attorney General estimates more than 200,000 senior citizens are victims of elder abuse in our state each year. While elder abuse can be emotional, financial or physical, a recent case highlights the...more

Sexual Harassment Complaints Are Subject To Anti-SLAPP Motions To Strike

by Jacquelyn Ferry | Proskauer - California Employment Law on 2/15/2013

Plaintiff Lisa Aber sued her employer and two of its employees, alleging that the employees had sexually assaulted her. Michael Comstock, one of the employee defendants, filed a cross-complaint against Aber, alleging claims...more

Jury Awards $1.7M to Victim of Sexual Assault on School Bus

by Sylvia Hsieh | Lawyers.com on 2/12/2013

Apparently India isn’t the only place where girls are sexually assaulted on buses. As six suspects in the fatal gang rape of a student on a public bus in Delhi stand trial, on this side of the world, a jury in Florida awarded...more

Sexual assault: Why are court cases brought so long afterwards?

by Elizabeth K.P. Grace | Lerners LLP on 2/11/2013

On February 7, 2012, Gordon Stuckless a former assistant equipment manager at Maple Leaf Gardens, was charged with six more counts of indecent assault against young boys in a historical sexual assault case. You may remember...more

Confidentiality of Settlements in Sexual Abuse Cases - Necessary Evil or Positive?

by Elizabeth K.P. Grace | Lerners LLP on 2/1/2013

In the past several years, confidentiality clauses in settlement agreements, or what are sometimes called “gag orders”, have been the subject of well-deserved scrutiny in sexual abuse cases resolved by way of out-of-court...more

Understanding and Mitigating Liability for Workplace Romances

by Jennifer Rubin | Mintz Levin on 1/16/2013

Originally published in the New York Law Journal on December 26, 2012. The recent life-imitating-art headlines featuring illicit romantic affairs involving senior corporate and governmental leaders remind us that there...more

EEOC Alerts Employers to Potential Title VII and ADA Rights of Employees Who Experience Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault or...

by Lisa E. Cleary | Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 1/9/2013

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued a “Questions and Answers” document regarding the application of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)...more

New Year….New Laws: A Preview of 2013 Family Law Statutes

by Law Offices of Marlo Van Oorschot, APLC on 1/7/2013

Each new year brings us new laws, and this year is no different. Some years there are more significant law changes than in others, but regardless of the significance or insignificance, each and every person is responsible...more

Short Wins - Stealing The Identity Of A Corporation, Conspiracies To Distribute Marijuana, And Jury Instructions For Sexual...

by Matthew G. Kaiser | The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC on 12/17/2012

This week's wins cover three circuits and four diverse areas of law. Particularly interesting (to me) are the Fourth Circuit's opinion holding that it may not be a crime to steal the identity of a corporation. It feels...more

New Jersey Assembly And Senate Amend Domestic Violence Leave Bills

by Mark Diana, Jennifer Rygiel-Boyd, Evan J. Shenkman | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/14/2012

As previously reported in the July 2012 issue of the New Jersey eAuthority, several pending bills (A2919 and S2177) would require employers to provide unpaid leave to employees who are victims of domestic violence or sexual...more

No Negligent Hiring For Sexual Assault Where Employee’s Prior Misconduct Was Improper But Not Sexual In Nature, New Jersey...

by Mark Diana, Evan J. Shenkman | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/14/2012

In Gargano v. Wyndham Skyline Tower Resorts, a manager of a cleaning services company assigned to a Wyndham casino sued Wyndham for negligent hiring after she was sexually assaulted by a Wyndham employee. 2012 WL 5388949...more

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Webinar: Investigating and Resolving Sexual Assaults on Campus [Video]

Investigating and Resolving Sexual Assaults on Campus

Sexual Assault Victim’s Motion To Strike Supervisor’s Defamation Claim Was Properly Granted

California Employment Law Notes - March 2013

Oklahoma Court Holds Failure to Warn Not a Covered Professional Service

Elder Abuse: A Growing Concern

Sexual Harassment Complaints Are Subject To Anti-SLAPP Motions To Strike

Jury Awards $1.7M to Victim of Sexual Assault on School Bus

Sexual assault: Why are court cases brought so long afterwards?

Confidentiality of Settlements in Sexual Abuse Cases - Necessary Evil or Positive?

Understanding and Mitigating Liability for Workplace Romances

EEOC Alerts Employers to Potential Title VII and ADA Rights of Employees Who Experience Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault or...

New Year….New Laws: A Preview of 2013 Family Law Statutes

Short Wins - Stealing The Identity Of A Corporation, Conspiracies To Distribute Marijuana, And Jury Instructions For Sexual...

New Jersey Assembly And Senate Amend Domestic Violence Leave Bills

No Negligent Hiring For Sexual Assault Where Employee’s Prior Misconduct Was Improper But Not Sexual In Nature, New Jersey...

Jury Finds Milwaukee County Not Liable For Sexual Assault Committed By Jail Guard

Horrific School Hazing Allegations Prompt Lawsuit in Illinois

EEOC Suggests That Title VII and ADA May Apply to Employment Situations Involving Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

What defences may apply to a sexual assault claim? – Part 2

“NJ SAFE Act” Would Require Unpaid Leave To Victims Of Sexual Assault Or Domestic Violence

What defences may apply to a sexual assault claim? – Part 1

I was sexually assaulted. How do I start a lawsuit for sexual abuse?

Compensation Awards in Sexual Assault Cases - Case Summary #3

Compensation Awards in Sexual Assault Cases - Case Summary #2

Webinar: Investigating and Resolving Sexual Assaults on Campus [Video]

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