University and ex-student settle lawsuit 
Published: August 5, 2011
Tags: failure to protect, negligence, rape, sexual assault, university, Washington
A lawsuit filed against the University of Mary Washington by a former student who was raped on campus has been settled.
Special education teacher not liable for student sex
Published: July 15, 2011
Tags: fourteenth amendment, sexual assault, §1983
A special education teacher did not violate the constitutional rights of a mentally retarded student by failing to prevent sexual contact between her and a male student, the 9th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.
Disney settles suit over alleged groping by employee in Donald Duck costume
Published: May 18, 2011
Tags: Disney, Pennsylvania, sexual assault
A woman who claimed she was groped by Donald Duck during a visit to the Epcot theme park has settled her federal lawsuit against Disney.
State to pay foster family $470,000 to settle sexual assault suit
Published: May 9, 2011
Tags: Department of Social and Health Services, foster child, sexual assault, Washington
The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services has agreed to pay a Longview family more than $470,000 after placing a foster child in their home who repeatedly sexually assaulted their 9-year-old daughter in 2006.
Ex-football player settles sex assault suit with woman
By:
Associated Press
Published: February 3, 2011
Tags: Florida, sexual assault
Former Dallas Cowboys star Michael Irvin has settled a Florida lawsuit filed by a woman who claimed he sexually assaulted her at a hotel in 2007.
Virginia jury awards $25 million to merchant seaman
By:
Alan Cooper
Published: January 11, 2011
Tags: Jones Act, maintenance and cure, sexual assault
A Virginia jury has awarded $25 million to a merchant seaman who said the shipping company he worked for fired him after failing to respond properly to his allegation that he had been sexually assaulted by South Korean policemen.
Auto insurance doesn’t cover sexual assault
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: November 9, 2010
Tags: automobile insurance, sexual assault, UIM/UM insurance
An insured was not entitled to uninsured motorist coverage for sexual assaults that occurred in her assailant’s automobile, the New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.
Settlement reached between pediatrician, girls
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: October 6, 2010
Tags: medical malpractice, negligence, New York, sexual assault
A medical malpractice case involving a pediatrician has been settled out of court for an undisclosed sum of money.
Bully, victim reach out-of-court settlement
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: July 21, 2010
Tags: bullying, high school, Ohio, sexual assault
A lawsuit against a former Milford, Ohio student accused of assaulting a teammate has been settled out of court one day after a judge dismissed portions of the complaint.
School not liable for sexual assault
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: June 16, 2010
Tags: negligent supervision, sexual assault
A public school is not liable for an older student’s sexual assault of a young student on a bus, New York’s highest court has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.
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