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Two new bills have taken effect on January 1, 2024, to reform time limits on actions against individuals committing sexual assault and further expand the definition of childhood sexual assault. There are significant factors to consider concerning the dates of the alleged incidents that determine whether this new bill will affect your rights to…

Every California employee deserves the right to a workplace free of sexual harassment. Too often, these acts impact an individual’s ability to function in a work environment successfully. Speak with a California sexual harassment in the workplace lawyer at The Senators Firm if you have experienced workplace sexual harassment. Identifying Sexual Harassment Sexual harassment is an…

There are some horrible situations that people do not want to think about, but it is critical that we do. How do you know if your child has been put at risk by another person, often someone you trusted? There is no way to know what is happening, but when you know the warning…

The Boy Scouts of America, an organization that was founded in 1910, is an organization that individuals trust to teach their children positive morals and key skills. Yet, the Boy Scout Perversion Files Database shows that there has been a long history of abuse within the organization. Understanding what these files are and how…

Alleged victims of Dr. George Tyndall, a gynecologist employed for decades at the University of Southern California (USC) on-campus Student Health Center, have retained the services of nationally recognized sexual abuse survivor civil litigation attorneys Manly, Stewart & Finaldi and The Senators (Ret.) Firm, LLP, both based in Southern California. The California sex abuse…

Liberty Elementary School aide Fernando Figueroa was arrested on February 16, 2017 for suspicion of child molestation, including oral sex with a child under 10. Police reportedly discovered additional victims who made similar allegations against Figueroa. He is in jail on $4 million bail. Police believe there may be many additional victims who have…

The Los Angeles Unified School District is facing yet another possible scandal with last week’s arrest of Joaquin Diaz. Diaz, 44, a former San Fernando Valley teaching assistant who worked with special education students, stands accused of child molestation and kidnapping. As the Los Angeles Times reports, Diaz worked in a number of schools…

Lawyers at The Senators Firm, LLP announced today that they have settled civil claims against Los Angeles Unified School District on behalf of more than two-dozen children and their parents for around $88 million. The children were victims of sexual abuse by teachers at two LAUSD elementary schools: Telfair Elementary School in Pacoima, and…