While you may have seen them depicted on popular television shows such as “Law & Order: SVU” or “CSI,” rape kits are essential tools for gathering critical evidence in sex crime cases. However, they also entail an invasive and uncomfortable...

A chair break leading to a fall can be a source of comic relief in many movies or television shows. A common example can be found in a scene from the film “Shallow Hal” starring Jack Black and Gwyneth Paltrow....

The subject of Uber and Lyft rideshare user safety is one we’ve covered a number of times on the DLG Blog. In May, a woman filed a lawsuit against an Uber driver who spewed racial slurs and made verbal threats...

A Mesa, Arizona, private school principal is currently in custody following over a dozen felony charges related to sexually abusing three male students. Victor Ellis Zamora, 40, was arrested by Chandler Police (AZ) on July 22 after a month-long investigation...

Personal injury law affords victims who have been harmed by someone else’s negligence (whether an individual or company) an opportunity to recover financial compensation for various types of losses. When you hear the term ‘personal injury law,’ it can encompass...

Apple announced plans Thursday to begin testing a new system that will automatically match photos on iPhones and uploaded through iCloud accounts with a database of child sexual abuse images. Through the new system, Apple said it planned to alert...

A high school music teacher who was arrested last week in Boulder, Colorado, following allegations of sexual assault by four female students has also been a suspect in the ongoing sexual abuse and misconduct investigation at Carpinteria, California’s elite Cate...

In recent years, multiple major colleges and universities around the nation have become embroiled in sexual abuse scandals, with many revealing decades-old harm and systemic cover-ups. From Jerry Sandusky at Penn State to Larry Nassar at Michigan State and recently...

Every day on California’s many roads and highways, various types of car accidents occur. From rear-end collisions to rollover accidents to broadside (or T-bone) crashes, any type of motor vehicle accident can be dangerous and cause serious injuries. When a...

A message we have consistently tried to convey on the DLG blog is that sexual consent is always mandatory, and there are no exceptions to that rule under the law. A new piece of legislation – California Assembly Bill 453...