Greenberg Gross filed a childhood sexual assault lawsuit on behalf of current Merced City Council Member Fernando Echevarria, against Merced City School District (MCSD) and former 8th grade teacher Robert Wayne Plumskey (Plumskey). The lawsuit alleges that from 1970 to 1977, MCSD failed to keep its students safe from a sexual predator. MCSD allowed Plumskey, …
Childhood Sexual Assault Lawsuit Filed Against Colton Joint Unified School District
Greenberg Gross LLP filed a childhood sexual assault lawsuit against Colton Joint Unified School District (CJUSD) and its former Athletic Trainer, Tiffany Strauss-Gordon (Gordon). The lawsuit alleges the sexual assault, battery, and abuse of six underage varsity football players at Colton High School in San Bernardino County. The school is known for its powerhouse football …
Childhood Sexual Assault Lawsuit Filed Against Berkeley Unified School District featured in The Daily Californian
Partner Brian Williams was quoted in Berkeley news site, The Daily Californian, regarding a childhood sexual assault lawsuit recently filed against Berkeley Unified School District. The lawsuit alleges that the two female plaintiffs were repeatedly sexually assaulted by a teacher’s aide when they were elementary students in an after-school program in the late 1980s. This …
Childhood Sexual Assault Lawsuit Filed Against the Orange County School of the Arts and its founder Ralph Opacic
Greenberg Gross filed a lawsuit against Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) for sexual assault at the Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) by its founder Ralph S. Opacic. The lawsuit alleges that, for decades, Opacic used his leadership of OCSA to create and foster a toxic environment at OCSA that allowed him to …
Another Victim of David Arnold Comes Forward following Sexual Assault Lawsuit Filed against Him and Capital Christian School
Newly revealed survivor endured sexual assault by David Arnold at Arden Church of the Nazarene during the 1970s Another victim of former youth pastor David Arnold has come forward following the recent childhood sexual assault lawsuit filed against him and Capitol Christian School (CCS) by Greenberg Gross. The lawsuit alleges Arnold committed repeated sexual assaults …
$3.3 Million Settlement Reached with New Haven Unified School District for Enabling Sexual Abuse by Teacher
Greenberg Gross Partner Brian Williams announced a $3.3 million settlement with the New Haven Unified School District (NHUSD) in Union City, California, for enabling sexual abuse of two underage girls at the hands of then-teacher, Ray Montoya. Two women, Darcie Metsker and Jane Doe, had bravely filed lawsuits for horrific sexual abuse they each suffered. The …
Childhood Sexual Assault Lawsuit Filed Against Capital Christian School
Greenberg Gross filed a childhood sexual assault lawsuit against Capital Christian School (CCS), Capital Christian Center (CC Center), and former teacher and football coach, David Arnold. The lawsuit alleges that from 1980 to 1983, Arnold committed repeated sexual assaults against five underage male students. At the time, Arnold was a teacher, yearbook advisor, newspaper advisor, and …
$2.5 Million Settlement Reached with Seacoast Grace Church for Enabling Sexual Abuse by Youth Pastor
Orange County, California – Greenberg Gross Partner Brian Williams announced a $2.5 million settlement with Seacoast Grace Church in Cypress, California. The church was charged for enabling repeated sexual abuse against three underage girls. The abuse took place at the hands of then-Youth Pastor, Kenneth McCall. Three women, Julie Lusk, Denise Dial, and Jane Doe, …
Mission Viejo High School (MVHS) Childhood Sexual Assault Lawsuit Filed
Orange County, California – Greenberg Gross filed a lawsuit against Saddleback Valley Unified School District (SVUSD), a current drama teacher (Kathy Cannarozzi-Harris) and her husband, a former substitute teacher (Jim Harris). The lawsuit alleges that Mr. Harris committed repeated sexual assaults in the 1990s against two female students at Mission Viejo High School (MVHS). The …
Greenberg Gross Files Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against Grossmont Union High School District
Orange County, California – Greenberg Gross has filed a lawsuit against San Diego’s Grossmont Union High School District alleging a horrific case of repeated sexual assaults by a male counselor against a student in the 1980s at Santana High School. The lawsuit states that the assaults by counselor Douglas Ray Foster began in 1981 when …