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Veneta, OR: (Apr-14-08) A lawsuit was brought against local businessman and church leader James Richard "Burt" Simmerman, by a teenager who claimed that she was sexually abused by the former parishioner and leader at St. Thomas Becket Roman Catholic Church in Veneta. Court documents reveal that Simmerman was sentenced in June 2007, to three years and eig... - Parish Priest, Vermont Roman Catholic Diocese agrees to $170,000 child molestation settlement
Burlington, VT: (Feb-08-08) A child sexual molestation lawsuit was brought against the Vermont Roman Catholic diocese, alleging that it was responsible for the long-ago molestation of a child by a parish priest. The case was filed by John Perrotte, 41, of South Hero, who claimed that the diocese was to blame for his 1980 molestation in Milton at the hands... - Priest Abuse, Woman awarded $500,000 settlement after becoming impregnated by a priest and abused by six other clergy members
Los Angeles, CA: (Dec-04-07) Rita Milla brought charges against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Los Angeles in 1984, claiming that she was sexually abused by seven Roman Catholic priests and had a baby by one of them. Milla filed suit alleging that priest Santiago Tamayo, at a church in Carson, molested her when she was 16. After she turned 18, she stated th... - Davenport Diocese, Roman Catholic Diocese agrees to pay $37 million settlement for clergy abuse
Davenport, IA: (Dec-03-07) Over 156 plaintiffs brought charges against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport in Iowa, claiming that they were sexually abused by clergy members. The victims alleged that priests as well as lower level employees molested them in the late 1930s. As part of a settlement reached, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport announc... - Santa Rosa Roman Catholic Diocese Priest Abuse Settlement
Santa Rosa, CA: (Sep-12-07) A lawsuit was filed against the Santa Rosa Roman Catholic Diocese, alleging that former priest Francisco Xavier Ochoa sexually abused 10 underage parishioners since 1984. The suit was filed in October 2006, five months after Ochoa, 69, former assistant pastor of St. Francis Solano Parish in Sonoma, is believed to have fled to Me... - Diocese of Metuchen Pastor Abuse Settlement
Woodbridge, NJ: (Jul-02-07) A sexual molestation lawsuit was filed against Mike Cashman, former pastor of St. James Roman Catholic Church in Woodbridge, by two accusers, who spoke up 24 years after the alleged incident took place in 1979. The accusers, a 14-year-old boy and his 10-year-old sister at the time, claimed that the priest sexually molested them... - Over $100,000 paid to victims of priest sexual abuse.
Philips, IL: (May-17-07) The list of plaintiffs suing Fr. Terrence Fitzmaurice for sexual abuse has grown by five, including a woman who alleges the priest raped her in 1979 and fathered her now 27-year-old son. Fitzmaurice served St. Patrick's & St. Mary's Catholic churches, and later Our Lady of the North Catholic Church in Phillips, from 1987-2000. Ea... - Rockford Catholic Diocese Priest Abuse Settlement
Kane County, IL: (May-10-07) Two women filed charges against the Rockford Catholic Diocese, claiming that they were sexually abused by Father Mark Campobello, who was their priest and teacher in 1999 and 2000, in Kane County. One of the abuse victims claimed that she had complained to the Rockford Diocese back in September 2002, when Campobello was serving... - University of Wisconsin Religious Discrimination Settlement
Madison, WI: (May-04-07) The University of Wisconsin Roman Catholic Foundation filed charges against the university, alleging religious discrimination after the group was denied recognition, despite a campus presence dating to the 1880s. The group filed suit last year after UW-Madison said it could no longer be recognized because only three of its 12 board... - Los Angeles Archdiocese Priest Abuse Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: Seven people filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Archdiocese and a Roman Catholic religious order regarding Carmelite priest Dominic Savino. Savino was ousted from the Crespi presidency in 2002 and suspended from the priesthood after they learned of allegations of sexual abuse. Two of the plaintiffs alleged they were sexually molest... - Catholic Healthcare West Uninsured Patients Class Action Settlement
In 2005, a class action lawsuit brought about by Consejo de Latinos Unidos, claimed that Catholic Healthcare West overcharged uninsured patients compared with what it charges those who have insurance. A consortium of law firms accused the health care system of discriminatory practices against uninsured patients. Catholic Healthcare West, (CHW) San Francis... - Diocese of Sacramento and Diocese of Santa Rosa Abuse Settlement
The two Northern California Catholic dioceses agreed to pay more than $42 million to settle 41 clergy abuse claims. In an out of court settlement, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento agreed to pay $35 million to 33 victims. The Diocese of Santa Rosa has agreed to pay $7.3 million to eight plaintiffs. (Jun-29-05) [ KTVU ] Legal Help If... - Bob Dylan Accused of Sexual Abuse
Sep-24-21 New York, NY A woman identified as JC filed a civil sexual abuse lawsuit last month with the New York Supreme Court accusing Bob Dylan of sexual assault, battery, false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional distress over a period of six weeks back in 1965. The 68-year-old plaintiff says she is “emotionally scarred and psycholog... - Kaiser Permanente settles two race discrimination class-action lawsuits totaling $18.9 million
Jun-4-21 San Francisco, CA After more than two years of negotiations, Kaiser Permanente has settled two class action lawsuits claiming that it discriminated against employees on the basis of race and in violation of the California Labor law . In the first settlement, plaintiffs accused the health care giant of passing black workers over for promotion and b... - California Court Rejects Dignity Health Settlement Again
Jul-8-20 Oakland, CA The long-awaited settlement in Rollins v. Dignity Health , a class action ERISA lawsuit , that has been moving through the legal system since 2013, continues to be just that – long awaited. On June 12, the District Court for the Northern District of California refused to approve a proposed settlement for the second time since 2019. ... - Dignity Health ERISA Lawsuit Inches Toward $100 Million Settlement
Dec-10-19 Oakland, CA The Dignity Health ERISA lawsuit has been exhaustively litigated since 2013, but now appears close to settlement. The proposed settlement in Rollins v. Dignity Health , which still requires final approval by the Northern District of California, would require Dignity Health to add $50 million in retirement plan funding in 2020 and at least... - The New Year Rings in New Sexual Harassment Rules, Mainly Triggered by #MeTooMovement
Jan-4-19 Sacramento, CA: The #MeTooMovement has resulted in a number of new laws with the goal to make it easier for employees to report sexual harassment and for employers to have a voice in investigations concerning this and other California labor law violations. Most of these laws took effect January 1, and employers would be wise to become familiar with them... - Transvaginal Mesh Is Also a Guy’s Pain
Mar-30-14 Scottsdale, AZ Joe’s wife had transvaginal mesh implanted for pelvic organ prolapse about five years ago and they haven’t had “good” sex since. “We try every once in a while but it always ends in frustration,” says Joe. “The woman I love and married to for 29 years doesn’t want to have sex with me anymore... - Hospital Overcharges: Bill for Broken Leg Comes In At $63,000
Dec-24-13 Denver, CO Rita Healy is a freelance writer having recently broken her leg in a fall, requiring hospitalization. Having no medical insurance, few assets and just shy of qualifying for Medicare, the reporter felt fortunate to have the opportunity to benefit from care offered by a faith-based hospital within the Centura Health Network. However, at the same t... - Workers Fired for Elder Care Abuse Won’t Be Charged
Sep-18-13 Peterborough, ON In one of the most shocking cases ever to emerge from the elder care industry in Canada, various employees of an elder care facility in Peterborough, Ontario, were suspended and then fired for incidents of care center abuse against an elderly resident after the resident’s son obtained video from a hidden camera in his mother&rsqu...