Personal Injury Law

NFL Star Ben Roethlisberger Accused of Sexual Assault California Penal Code Section 243.4
It is now well-known that NFL Star Ben Roethlisberger was recently accused of sexual assault. It appears Roethlisberger was at a bar in the Georgia Town College area with friends when the alleged assault took place in the bar bathroom...

Ben Roethlisberger -- No Charges
Ben Roethlisberger will not be charged for sexual assault over an alleged incident on March 5 in Milledgeville, Georgia. According to prosecutor Fred Bright -- the alleged victim wrote a letter on March 17, in which she stated that she no longer wanted… Permalink

Civil suit accuses Steelers QB of sexual assault
From The AP: Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has been accused of sexual assault in a civil lawsuit, his lawyer said, denying the claim. The lawsuit was filed Friday in Washoe County District Court accusing Roethlisberger of assaulting a woman...

Roethlisberger Accused of Sexual Assault
The Associated Press is reporting that a Georgia college student has accused Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault. The student alleges that she was assaulted at a nightclub in Milledgeville, Georgia...

NFL Football Player Ben Roethlisberger Accused of Sexual Assault
A second woman is now accusing Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault. The alleged incident is said to have occurred at a Georgia nightclub early Friday morning close to where the NFL player owns a home...

Ben Roethlisberger Sex Assault Accusation - Second in a Year for Steelers QB
Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback has been Accused of Sexual Assault in Milledgeville, Ga

TX- Many sex assault cases involve minors
4-13-2009 Texas:The Bay City Police Departments sexual assault detective offered some advice for parents to consider in observance of National Sexual Assault Awareness Month.Det. Vaughn Dierlam said the majority of the sexual assault cases that cross his desk do not involve "a stranger jumping out of the bushes and attacking...

Sexual Harassment and Assault in the Military
Earlier this month, the Pentagon released its Gender Relations Survey for FY 06 and Sexual Assault report for FY 07. The underlying requirements for the sexual assault report changed significantly from last year, and so a comparison from prior years...

Fled home, rode bus to end of the line
The Hampton Roads Transit bus driver told the 13-year-old girl, who was "upset about a family situation" and had gone out after curfew, that she had to get off the bus at the end of the line...

Human Rights Watch studied abuses
The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) is currently being sued by seven female prisoners on behalf of all others similarly situated for sexual assault, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and inappropriate visual surveillance within its correctional facilities for women...

Sex Offender Lists
Registries by State and County

Sexual Harassment Policy
Define harassment, outline complaint procedure

The Civil Rights Act of 1871
Law bans discrimination enacted under color of state law

Unlawful Retaliation for Sexual Harassment Claim
Title VII retaliatory discharge retaliation requires proof of participation in protected activities

Victim of Sexual Attack Awarded $1.4 Million
Victim of Sexual Attack Awarded $1.5 Million

Sexual Harassment
(in the workplace)

Jury Awards $2 Million in Sexual Harassment Wrongful Termination Suit
Jury Awards $2 Million in Sexual Harassment Wrongful Termination Suit

Catholic Archdiocese
Will Pay $12.6 Million in Sexual Abuse Settlements

Michigan
Settles Female Prisoner Sexual Abuse Lawsuit for $100 Million

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis
Settlement Reached in Six Sexual Abuse Suits