Dr. Y.K. Ramaiah has been accused of sexually assaulting a patient 25 years ago when he practiced medicine in East Baltimore. The former patient contends that she was sexually assaulted by the doctor when she was 17 years old. During the assault, the examination room was locked and there was no female staff present in […]
Mediation Scheduled in William Walker Sex Abuse Case
May 28, 2014 By
Today, we are mediating a case involving the United Methodist Church. We filed a sex abuse lawsuit against the church on January 29, 2013 on behalf of an adult man who was sexually abused as a young boy by Methodist pastor William Walker. Walker died of complications from AIDS, which the church disclosed after his […]
Catholic Church: 848 Priests Removed for Sexual Abuse
May 8, 2014 By
The Associated Press is reporting that the Vatican’s U.N. ambassador to Geneva, Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, revealed the figures during a second day of grilling Tuesday by a U.N. committee monitoring implementation of the U.N. treaty against torture. Tomasi revealed that 848 Catholic Church priests have been laicized (defrocked) as a result of allegations of sexual […]
If You Quit Your Job, Can You Receive Unemployment Benefits? The Answer May Surprise You
May 1, 2014 By
As a general matter of law, someone who quits a job is not eligible for unemployment benefits in Oregon. However, there is an important exception to this law. An employee who quits for “good cause” may still be eligible to receive unemployment benefits under certain circumstances. This exception was recently demonstrated by an Employment Appeals […]
Lake Oswego School Lawsuit Settled
April 16, 2014 By
This week, the Lake Oswego School District approved the settlement of claims brought by five brave men who committed themselves to finding justice for the sexual abuse they suffered as children at the hands of their elementary school teacher. The men were in Judd W. Johnson’s fifth-grade class when, these men claimed, he sexually fondled […]
Oregon District Court Enforces Narrow Exception Rule Wrongful Discharge Case
April 15, 2014 By
An Oregon District Court has enforced the “narrow exception” rule in a wrongful discharge lawsuit brought against Vestas-American Wind Tech., Inc. The plaintiff, a former employee of the company was injured on the job and had filed a worker’s compensation claim and then went on leave pursuant to the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). When […]
Did Boy Scouts, LDS Church Fail to Inform Parents of Pedophiles?
June 24, 2013 By
A federal court case filed here Monday against the Boy Scouts of America and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church) names a Driggs man as one of three alleged perpetrators of sexual abuse crimes against now-former Boy Scouts. Plaintiffs in the case accuse the defendants — the LDS Church, (that has […]