Disabled woman wins verdict for rape at state home 
Published: April 23, 2012
Tags: disability, Missouri, sexual assault
A developmentally disabled woman who alleged she was raped by an employee at the facility where she was living has won $4 million from a federal jury in St. Louis.
Apartment complex must pay $20 million to rape victim
Published: February 16, 2012
Tags: apartment, failure to warn, rape, sexual assault, Texas
A Harris County, Texas jury has awarded $20 million in damages to a rape victim who sued her apartment complex for failing to notify residents about previous sexual attacks on the property.
David E. Mills: Big win before High Court
Published: January 9, 2012
Tags: Lawyers of the Year, Lawyers of the Year 2011, prison, qualified immunity, sexual assault
It was about 1 p.m. on a Friday afternoon when Cleveland, Ohio sole practitioner David E. Mills realized he had just a few hours to keep a case alive.
That quick action ultimately paid off when Mills won a unanimous victory in Ortiz v. Jordan.
Jury awards $1 million to victim of sexual assault at apartment building
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: December 22, 2011
Tags: premises liability, sexual assault
A woman who was sexually assaulted after being dragged through the lobby of her own apartment building while the desk attendant was watching TV has been awarded $1 million by an Illinois jury.
Hospital patient wins $67.4M for nurse’s sexual assault
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: December 5, 2011
Tags: California, hospital, negligent retention, nurse, sexual assault, sexual battery, sexual harassment
A California jury has awarded $67.4 million to a woman who claimed that a male nurse sexually assaulted her following a surgical procedure.
Winning attorney Michael Piuze suggested in closing arguments that the jury award $10 million in punitive damages. It came back with $65 million.
County settles jail sexual misconduct suit for $13.5 million
Published: November 3, 2011
Tags: jail, Oklahoma, rape, sexual assault
Delaware County, Okla. homeowners could see their property taxes jump 18 percent for the next three years after the county commissioners voted unanimously to settle a federal lawsuit against the sheriff for $13.5 million.
The suit was filed by former female jail inmates who accused the sheriff of covering for jailers who allegedly raped and sexually assaulted them.
Guardian ad litem not covered by attorney-client privilege
Published: October 31, 2011
Tags: attorney-client privilege, guardian ad litem, sexual assault
A guardian ad litem for a child who alleged she was sexually assaulted is not covered by the attorney-client privilege and could testify at the defendant’s criminal trial after the child recanted, the Colorado Supreme Court has ruled.
Manager implicated in $95 million civil verdict acquitted of sexual assault
Published: September 29, 2011
Tags: Illinois, sexual assault
A St. Clair County, Ill. jury has found an O’Fallon retail store manager not guilty of throwing a female employee on a couch and sexually abusing her.
Teen who had affair with teacher to get $9.2 million
Published: September 23, 2011
Tags: child abuse, high school, sexual abuse, sexual assault, Texas
A Dallas jury has awarded $9.2 million to a teen who was asked to leave a religious school after her sexual affair with a male teacher became public.
Sheriff’s deputy forced teen to strip, suit claims
Published: September 7, 2011
Tags: police officer, sexual assault, teenager, Utah
A Salt Lake County teenager is suing a former sheriff’s deputy, saying he forced her to remove her clothes during a traffic stop.
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