Greenberg Gross has filed a lawsuit filed against the Orange and Tustin Unified School Districts and former coach Anthony Oscar Alcala on behalf of two former high school athletes. The lawsuit alleges that school officials failed to protect the young women from years of sexual abuse by Alcala, who coached girls wrestling teams at both …
Greenberg Gross LLP has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against Southwest Airlines for failure to protect a minor passenger from a foreseeable in-flight sexual assault. The assault occurred on a connecting flight from Las Vegas to Portland on July 4, 2022. The lawsuit highlights a pattern of negligence …
Greenberg Gross filed a childhood sexual assault lawsuit on behalf of current Merced City Council Member Fernando Echevarria, against Merced City School District (MCSD) and former 8th grade teacher Robert Wayne Plumskey (Plumskey). The lawsuit alleges that from 1970 to 1977, MCSD failed to keep its students safe from a sexual predator. MCSD allowed Plumskey, …
Greenberg Gross LLP filed a childhood sexual assault lawsuit against Colton Joint Unified School District (CJUSD) and its former Athletic Trainer, Tiffany Strauss-Gordon (Gordon). The lawsuit alleges the sexual assault, battery, and abuse of six underage varsity football players at Colton High School in San Bernardino County. The school is known for its powerhouse football …
Partner Brian Williams was quoted in Berkeley news site, The Daily Californian, regarding a childhood sexual assault lawsuit recently filed against Berkeley Unified School District. The lawsuit alleges that the two female plaintiffs were repeatedly sexually assaulted by a teacher’s aide when they were elementary students in an after-school program in the late 1980s. This …
Greenberg Gross filed a lawsuit against Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) for sexual assault at the Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) by its founder Ralph S. Opacic. The lawsuit alleges that, for decades, Opacic used his leadership of OCSA to create and foster a toxic environment at OCSA that allowed him to …
Newly revealed survivor endured sexual assault by David Arnold at Arden Church of the Nazarene during the 1970s Another victim of former youth pastor David Arnold has come forward following the recent childhood sexual assault lawsuit filed against him and Capitol Christian School (CCS) by Greenberg Gross. The lawsuit alleges Arnold committed repeated sexual assaults …
Greenberg Gross filed a childhood sexual assault lawsuit against Capital Christian School (CCS), Capital Christian Center (CC Center), and former teacher and football coach, David Arnold. The lawsuit alleges that from 1980 to 1983, Arnold committed repeated sexual assaults against five underage male students. At the time, Arnold was a teacher, yearbook advisor, newspaper advisor, and …
Orange County, California – Greenberg Gross filed a lawsuit against Saddleback Valley Unified School District (SVUSD), a current drama teacher (Kathy Cannarozzi-Harris) and her husband, a former substitute teacher (Jim Harris). The lawsuit alleges that Mr. Harris committed repeated sexual assaults in the 1990s against two female students at Mission Viejo High School (MVHS). The …
Greenberg Gross Partner Brian Williams announced a seven-figure settlement with the Santa Ana Unified School District on behalf of his client, Tenisha Steen, who was sexually abused by a former teacher, Gary Satrappe. Steen, now in her 50s, filed a lawsuit against the district alleging that it failed to protect her from the abuse when …