Across the nation, residents of nursing homes have been especially hard hit by the spread of COVID-19. In addition to the health concerns brought on by the pandemic, access to the facilities has been restricted, keeping residents apart from family members. With...

Representing Victims Of Abuse, Neglect And Injury
Representing Victims Of Abuse, Neglect And Injury

Representing Victims Of Abuse, Neglect And Injury
Representing Victims Of Abuse, Neglect And Injury
Month: June 2020
Part II: Sex abuse lawsuits filed against USA Swimming
Regular readers of our Abuse Prevention Blog know that we recently published a post about the three lawsuits filed by six women who claim they were sexually abused as preteens and teenagers by their swimming coaches. The suits name, among others, the sport’s governing...
Part I: Sex abuse lawsuits filed against USA Swimming
As preteen girls and teenagers, they were athletes who swam competitively. Today, as women in their 40s and 50s, they have filed sex abuse lawsuits against U.S.A. Swimming alleging that the organization failed to protect them decades ago from sexual predators who were...
Falling reports may not mean less abuse
Across the country, cities report a significant decrease in child abuse cases. Usually, residents would deem this as a call for celebration, but child-abuse specialists express severe concerns over the rapidly dropping rates for these claims. According to the Wall...