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FDA Requires Testosterone Products to Include General Warning About Blood Clots
In late January, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety announcement stating that the agency would begin investigating adverse heart risks associated with testosterone products, including Low T drugs such as AndroGel® and Axiron®. The warning was issued after several studies found that men taking Low T drugs faced significantly increased…
LAUSD Teacher’s Aide Pleads Not Guilty to Battery Charges After Injuring Two Students
On Monday, May 2nd, a special education teacher’s aide allegedly assaulted several staff members and students at Van Nuys Elementary School in the San Fernando Valley. It was reported that the female teacher’s aide, 56-year-old Linda Hovanec, began acting erratically and throwing chairs shortly after school convened one morning. Last week, Hovanec was arraigned…
Breaking News: The Senators (Ret.) Firm, LLP Comments on $5 Million Settlement Reached in LAUSD Child Abuse Case
The Los Angeles Unified School District reportedly has agreed to pay $5 million to settle a civil lawsuit on the eve of trial in Los Angeles Superior Court involving two students who were 8-years-olds attending Telfair Elementary School in Pacoima, California when they were allegedly sexually molested by former Telfair teacher and convicted pedophile,…
Orange County Teacher Arrested on Suspicion of Sexually Assaulting Student
Orange County law enforcement officers have reported that a teacher Valencia High School in Placentia was recently arrested on suspicion of repeatedly sexually assaulting a female student over a four-year period. According to the Placentia Police Department, 35-year-old Rebecca Eileen Diebolt was taken into custody on Wednesday in the City of Brea. She has…
OC Dance Company Worker Arrested After Allegedly Filming Underage Girls in Dressing Room
A worker for a youth dance production company in Cypress was recently arrested after he was accused of recording underage girls in a dressing room. According to officials from the Orange County district attorney’s office, 33-year-old Paul Michael Barbour of Long Beach was arrested June 1st after investigators discovered the videos on his home…
Elementary School Teacher’s Aide Assaults Students & Staff, Injures 5
Monday morning brought with it a bizarre set of events at one San Fernando Valley elementary school. Shortly after drop-off time at Van Nuys Elementary School yesterday morning, a female teacher’s aide allegedly began assaulting fellow staff members and several students. According to authorities, the teacher’s aide was acting erratically and began throwing chairs….
LAUSD Fined $6,000 for Failing to Disclose Miramonte Abuse Photos
In a significant ruling last Friday, a judge approved a $6,000 fine against the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) for its failure to disclose photos relating to the Miramonte Elementary School abuse scandal. The case – which resulted in former teacher Mark Berndt being sentenced to 25 years for sexually abusing students –…
Former LAUSD Teacher Charged with Sexually Abusing Students Pleads No Contest
On Thursday, May 29, a former Los Angeles Unified School District elementary school teacher pled no contest to charges that he molested several students and a relative. The teacher, 58-year-old Robert Pimentel, was a teacher at George De La Torre Jr. Elementary School in Wilmington. According to the authorities, Pimentel sexually abused four female…