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Colorado Supreme Court Holds Child Sexual Abuse Accountability Act Unconstitutional

June 22, 2023

Child Sexual Abuse Accountability Act Unconstitutional: In 2021, the Colorado General Assembly passed the Child Sexual Abuse Accountability Act (“CSAAA” or “the Act”), which created a statutory cause of action for a victim of sexual misconduct that occurred while the victim was a minor parti[...]

Maryland’s New Child Sexual Abuse Law

June 16, 2023

Maryland’s New Child Sexual Abuse Law: In 2018, the Maryland Office of the Attorney General launched a Grand Jury investigation into the Archdiocese of Baltimore, examining criminal allegations of child sexual abuse by clergy, seminarians, deacons, and employees of the Archdiocese. The Office [...]

Urologist Charged With Sexually Abusing Patients

May 23, 2023

Urologist Charged With Sexually Abusing Patients: On April 11, 2023, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the unsealing of a four-count Indictment charging Darius A. Paduch, a New York–area urologist, with inducement of a person to travel to engage in unlawful[...]

Indiana Attorney General Seeks Summary Suspension Of OBGYN For Alleged Sexual Assaults

March 12, 2023

Summary Suspension Of OBGYN For Alleged Sexual Assaults: Indiana’s Attorney General filed on January 13, 2023 a Petition for Summary Suspension (“Petition”) with the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana seeking the summary suspension of an Indiana OBGYN who is accused of sexually ass[...]

$165 Million Agreement Reached By Columbia University Irving Medical Center And New York-Presbyterian With 147 Past Patients Of Former Gynecologist Robert Hadden

January 8, 2023

$165 Million Agreement Reached With Patients Of Gynecologist Robert Hadden: On October 7, 2022, Columbia University Irving Medical Center (“CUIMC”) and NewYork-Presbyterian (“NYP”) announced that they have reached an agreement with a remaining group of 147 past patients of former gynecologis[...]

Indiana Appellate Court Rules Claim For Sexual Assault By Hospital Nurse Is Not Covered By Indiana’s Medical Malpractice Act

December 11, 2022

Court Rules Claim For Sexual Assault By Hospital Nurse Is Not Covered By Malpractice Act: After a hospital patient who was sexually assaulted by her nurse settled her claims against the hospital, she filed a claim under the Indiana Medical Malpractice Act (“MMA”) to obtain compensation f[...]

$71.5M Settlement Reached For Sexual Abuse By Former Gynecologist

August 23, 2022

Columbia University Irving Medical Center (“CUIMC”) and New York-Presbyterian Hospital (“NYP”) announced on December 1, 2021 that they have reached an agreement with 79 women who were patients of former gynecologist Robert Hadden (“Hadden”). The women alleged that[...]

83 Women Allege They Were Sexually Abused By Utah OBGYN – Was It Medical Malpractice?

July 14, 2022

83 Women Allege Sexual Abuse – Was It Medical Malpractice? Eighty three women in Utah reportedly have alleged that a Utah OBGYN sexually abused them. The allegations came to light with the February 15, 2022 filing of a lawsuit by four women against Provo OBGYN Dr. David Broadbent, accusing him[...]

Recoverable Damages In Negligent Reproductive Health Care Cases

Pennsylvania Court Affirms Revocation Of Physician’s Medical License For Unwanted Sexual Advances

June 23, 2022

Dr. Zafar Iqbal, a Physician from Pennsylvania has had his Medical License revoked for Unwanted Sexual Advances. The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania (“Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court”) stated in its unreported opinion dated April 18, 2022, “Zafar Iqbal (Dr. Iqbal) petitions for [...]

University Of Michigan Announces $490M Settlement With Sexual Abuse Plaintiffs

February 11, 2022

The University of Michigan announced on January 10, 2022 that approximately 1,050 claimants who have alleged sexual abuse by the late University of Michigan physician Robert E. Anderson will receive $460 million in settlement of their claims, and an additional $30 million is reserved for future clai[...]

Former Maryland Pediatrician Found Incompetent To Face 98 Criminal Charges Of Sexual Offenses Involving Juveniles

July 30, 2021

In a written opinion released on July 7, 2021, Frederick Circuit Court Judge Julie Stevenson Solt ruled that Ernesto Cesar Torres, age 70, of Frederick, Maryland is incompetent to stand trial. In December 2019, Dr. Ernesto Torres was charged with ninety-eight counts of sexual offenses against ninete[...]

Pennsylvania Appellate Court Affirms No Insurance Coverage Under Employment Practices Insurance For Patient Claims Involving Therapist

July 2, 2021

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania (“Pennsylvania Appellate Court”) stated in its Opinion filed on June 17, 2021: “This is an appeal from an order dismissing an insurance coverage action brought by Penn Psychiatric Center, Inc. (Insured) against United States Liability Insurance Co[...]

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