Not a week goes by when we are not learning more information about the repercussions of child sexual abuse allegations on major organizations. In February 2020, the Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy in anticipation of lawsuit settlements. Now, the Diocese of Harrisburg filed for bankruptcy protection. At Soloff & Zervanos, P.C., our qualified […]
A recent documentary from Oxygen which included an interview with Soloff & Zervanos attorney Jeffrey Fritz has uncovered an alleged massive cover-up of child sexual abuse within the Jehovah’s Witnesses organization. The abuse has allegedly occurred for decades and throughout their organization across the country. Worse, we are learning that there is a secret archive […]
If you have been following our blogs, it will come as no surprise that our firm is representing more than twenty women in multiple lawsuits who have suffered serious sexual abuse committed by one neurologist, Ricardo Cruciani. If there is any good news in a case like this, it is this: The media has been […]
Sexual assault is illegal and unconscionable. Pennsylvania authorities will prosecute the people who commit sexual assault, and, in the event of a conviction, the guilty party will often go to prison and face other forms of punishment like registering as a sex offender for the rest of his or her life. However, what about the […]
According to a lawsuit filed last week, a sexual assault victim received a written apology from one of the accused sexual assaulters. Former football players Marques Ford and John Bowers are accused of raping the victim. In a series of messages sent by Bowers to the victim, he says he was “disgusted” with his own […]
A first-year Rutgers student was sexually assaulted by two former football players amid a “sexually hostile” environment at Rutgers University. An investigation has been commenced by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office after being alerted by the victim’s attorney, Jeffrey P. Fritz of Soloff & Zervanos, P.C. The lawsuit for the victim, a minor at the […]
New York Archdiocese Cardinal Timothy Dolan announced the establishment of “an independent reconciliation and compensation program” for victims that were sexually abused by members of the clergy. This program will compensate these victims, 170 have already come forward, and is being directed by Kenneth Feinberg. Feinberg has run similar compensation programs for victims of the […]
Whether you’ve heard about a rape or sexual assault case taking place on a college campus from a news source or from one of our blog posts, chances are good you’ve been just as appalled by the cases as we have. As you may have noticed, the number of sexual assault cases that have piqued […]
In recent months, Americans have been struggling to reconcile shocking allegations with what they thought they knew about legendary comedian Bill Cosby. For decades, Cosby has been hailed as a comedian who is also a devoted family man and role model. He has also been an outspoken critic of what he feels are the irresponsible […]
As we all get older, we will all eventually need some form of help or assistance from the medical industry to get by. It’s just the way things are — we get older, and our bodies deteriorate. That’s life. But what shouldn’t be part of life, and what shouldn’t be “the way things are” is […]