Jury Rejects Care Agency’s Shameful Tactics to Blame the Victim’s Sister and Exploit the Lack of Criminal Charges. Following a month-long trial in the courtroom of the Honorable Jane Gaskell, a Sonoma County jury returned a verdict yesterday, unanimously finding Santa Rosa-based care provider Becoming Independent (BI) negligent in the supervision and care of Brian…
Continue reading ›The law firm of Cerri, Boskovich & Allard has announced a $5.75 million settlement with the Campbell Union High School District, concluding a civil lawsuit centered on allegations of systemic failure and predatory abuse. The case involves a former student at Leigh High School who was victimized by her teacher more than two decades ago.…
Continue reading ›The law firm of Cerri, Boskovich & Allard announced the resolution of a civil lawsuit involving the San Jose Jr. Sharks organization. A $4.6 million settlement was reached and approved by the court, marking a significant development in a deeply troubling case. Because the plaintiff is a minor, California law required judicial oversight to ensure…
Continue reading ›The Twin Rivers Unified School District has agreed to a $6 million settlement in a civil lawsuit stemming from sexual abuse by a former teacher at Del Paso Heights Elementary School. The case was brought by the San Jose-based law firm of Cerri, Boskovich & Allard on behalf of a victim, Jane Doe, who was…
Continue reading ›The law firm of Cerri, Boskovich & Allard secured justice for two survivors of sexual abuse that occurred over 50 years ago. The Mountain View Whisman School District (MVWSD) agreed to pay $1.6 million to settle a lawsuit brought by two former students who alleged abuse by Steven Myers, a former teacher and vice principal…
Continue reading ›The San Ramon Valley Unified School District (SRVUSD) has agreed to a $6,999,900 settlement with two former students who alleged sexual abuse by former theater teacher Ryan Weible, as announced by the law firm Cerri, Boskovich & Allard. The settlement resolves a lawsuit claiming the district failed to protect the students from abuse that occurred…
Continue reading ›The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) has agreed to a $1.5 million settlement in a lawsuit involving allegations of sexual abuse by a former teacher and counselor at Lowell High School. The lawsuit, brought by a former student now identified as “John Doe,” claimed that the District failed to properly supervise Harlan Edelman, enabling…
Continue reading ›The Tamalpais Union High School District has agreed to a $17.5 million settlement to resolve four sexual abuse lawsuits involving former tennis coach Normandie Burgos. The settlement includes $11.5 million awarded to A.H., a victim who successfully sued the district in Marin County Superior Court (Case No. CIV2001133). This amount also accounts for over $1…
Continue reading ›Santa Cruz City Schools (SCCS) has reached a $4.5 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by the law firm of Cerri, Boskovich & Allard on behalf of two former students who alleged they were sexually abused by Steven Myers, a former SCCS teacher and principal, between 1987 and 1991. Each of the two men, now…
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The United States Tennis Association (USTA) has been ordered by a jury to pay $9 million in damages to tennis player Kylie McKenzie after a court determined that the organization failed to prevent her from being sexually assaulted by her coach. Kylie McKenzie, a 25-year-old American tennis player, initiated her lawsuit in March 2022 in…
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