Proposed Class Action Settlement Gives UCLA Gynecologist Sex Abuse Victims Relief
Gynecological exams are important parts of women’s health. They are also often uncomfortable. But UCLA gynecologist James Heaps took his victims’ discomfort one step further, turning a necessary medical exam in to sex abuse. Now a proposed class action settlement could give all his patents some long-awaited relief. UCLA Gynecologist Heaps Took Sexual Advantage of […]
Eisenberg & Baum’s Deaf Law Center Speaks against North Las Vegas Police Unlawfully Using Children as Interpreters (FOX 5 Vegas Station)
On the evening of April 7th, a Deaf woman, Andrea “Dre” Hollingsworth, was handcuffed and detained by the North Las Vegas Police. The police made 11-year-old twin daughters of Hollingsworth interpret for them during Hollingsworth’s encounter with the police. Hollingsworth says that her daughters were traumatized. Such an act would be a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Eisenberg & Baum’s Attorney Andrew […]
State Bar of Washington Mishandles Employee’s Harassment Claim
The State Bar of Washington — the organization that oversees and regulates all lawyers in the state — received a scathing report, criticizing how it mishandled the investigation of an employee’s sexual harassment claim. Find out what happened, and what employees can do when board members take advantage of their position. WSBA Staff Member Accuses […]
NYPD Has Published Final Policies on Surveillance Technology
NYPD Has Published Final Policies on Surveillance Technology Thanks to the passage of the Post Act in June, 2020, the NYPD was required to publish the department’s draft policies on the use and impact of every surveillance technology currently in use — 36 tools in total — within 180 days. Upon publishing the draft […]
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver Sued for Sexual Abuse
A lawsuit filed late last year in Canada’s British Columbia Supreme Court against Vancouver’s Roman Catholic Archdiocese is once again drawing attention to the sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church. The civil lawsuit, while filed under Canadian law rather than U.S. or New York law, raises questions about whether the Church is responsible for […]
