Articles Posted in Sexual Abuse Lawsuits

A new civil lawsuit filed in Alameda County Superior Court has brought disturbing allegations of systemic negligence to light, targeting the Emery Unified School District and former security guard Daniel Parham. The legal action, brought by two former Emery High School students, claims the district failed to protect its students from an alleged predator who…

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…

A civil lawsuit filed on behalf of Jane Doe, a minor and former student at Contra Costa School of Performing Arts, targets Charthouse Public Schools and its former employee, Gerard Flaherty. The complaint alleges serious lapses in the school’s oversight, raising alarms about student safety. Flaherty, once the Climate and Culture Supervisor, allegedly assaulted Jane…

Two lawsuits have been filed against the Jefferson Union High School District alleging the district’s failure to protect female students from sexual abuse by two teachers at Terra Nova High School, the law firm of Cerri, Boskovich & Allard announced. The first lawsuit involves a current student, identified only as Jane Doe. She claims she…

A new lawsuit filed in San Francisco County Superior Court by the law firm of Cerri, Boskovich & Allard alleges that two former students, identified as Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2, were sexually abused as minors by Jason Davis, a former teacher and tutor at the San Francisco Waldorf High School. The suit…

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…

A lawsuit has been filed against Castilleja School, a private all-girls institution, by three former students alleging sexual abuse. The legal action, brought by the law firms Cerri, Boskovich & Allard and Mary Alexander & Associates, claims that the school concealed a tutor’s predatory behavior and failed to address complaints about his alleged sexual misconduct…

Lawsuit Alleges Negligence in Sexual Abuse Case Involving Autistic Child A lawsuit filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court has brought to light serious allegations of negligence against Trumpet Behavioral Health, LLC and its parent company, BlueSprig. The case, filed by the law firm of Cerri, Boskovich & Allard, centers on the alleged sexual abuse…

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…

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…