After alleged sexual harassment and retaliatory firing, former Thompson Hine partner filed a lawsuit against the firm. The firm tried force arbitration to resolve the matter, but the plaintiff’s claims stand, and are moving forward, under a New York law ending forced arbitration of sexual...

Katey Stone, a former ice hockey coach for The Harvard Crimson’s women’s team, filed sex discrimination claims against the University in July 2024; magistrate judge recently recommended that the court allow most of her claims to proceed. Despite Harvard University’s attempts to dismiss...

The class-action lawsuit has been joined by a fourth former player; lawsuit alleges that the university knew Dr. Bradford Bomba Sr. had been accused of giving players unnecessary medical exams 45 years ago Four former Indiana University basketball players have now accused team doctor...

Former rheumatologist—who specialized in joint, muscle, and bone conditions—allegedly performed unnecessary pelvic, breast, and rectal exams; sexually assaulting hundreds of women, and several men, over the course of his career. More than 200 women have spoken out against Dr. Derrick Todd, a...

According to an investigation reported by POLITICO, Seaton Hall University President Monsignor Joseph Reilly knew about but failed to report sex abuse allegations on campus. He stepped down from his role as the school’s Rector and Dean in 2022, but has since been restored to serve as...

A retired New Orleans priest admitted to kidnapping and raping a 16 year old in 1975. On the eve of a criminal trial against retired New Orleans priest Lawrence Hecker, the 93-year old clergyman pleaded guilty to child rape and kidnapping charges filed against him. Much like Reverend Gilbert...

Allegations of sexual abuse at Golden Dawn Tabernacle in Tucson went ignored or swept aside for decades, according to an investigation into the apparent culture of silence at the Arizona church. An investigation led by Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team and Arizona Daily Star has...

In the largest clergy sexual abuse settlement involving the Catholic Church, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles agrees to pay $880 million. After months of negotiations, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles (AOLA) agreed to pay $880 million to approximately 1,300 survivors of sexual abuse by priests...

Robert Morris, senior pastor and founder of Gateway Church near Dallas, TX resigns amid accusations of sexual abuse in the 1980s. In June 2024, a 62-year old Texas pastor of Gateway Church resigned after sexual abuse allegations surfaced against him.  The allegations were revealed on a...

Deaths of two inmates at a Wisconsin Prison leads to charges filed against the warden and either other staff members. The charges include felony misconduct in connection with the death of a mentally ill inmate who died due to malnutrition and dehydration. Two recent inmate deaths at Waupun...

A Baltimore woman who ran a statewide sex-trafficking ring in Maryland for almost two years faces 135 charges related to almost a dozen women she held as sex slaves. The attorneys at Grant & Eisenhofer are actively investigating this story and are here to help survivors break the cycle of...

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno (Fresno Diocese) announces imminent bankruptcy filing after 154 clergy abuse claims were filed against it. Many of these decades-old claims were revived under the California Assembly Bill 218, which opened a window of time for survivors to file suit...