San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin has dropped a property crime case against a sexual assault survivor identified from DNA evidence obtained via her rape kit. The announcement comes after multiple news outlets including the Washington Post reported that the...

Prince Andrew has settled a sexual assault civil lawsuit brought by Virginia Giuffre, according to court documents and reports from multiple media outlets. David Boies, Giuffre’s attorney, wrote that he had reached a “settlement in principle” Tuesday with Prince Andrew’s...

A recent USA Today report highlights disconcerting laws in 27 states which distinguish between sexual assault survivors who were forced or coerced to become intoxicated and those who voluntarily chose to consume alcohol or drugs. Considered “voluntary inebriation,” more than...

With roughly 69 million U.S. households owning dogs, the American Veterinary Medical Association estimates that nearly 4.5 million people suffer dog bite injuries every year. Of those more than 4 million annual dog bites, the majority of victims are children....

Premises liability lawsuits fall within a subset of personal injury law which can encompass various types of scenarios. When a property owner, manager, tenant, or landlord creates an unsafe environment through negligence or carelessness that causes an injury, a premises...

The new Showtime documentary series directed by comedian W. Kamau Bell, “We Need to Talk About Cosby,” brings to the fore a number of difficult but important questions. Bill Cosby has been accused by more than 60 women of sexual...

An investigation by the Associated Press (AP) has uncovered a systemic culture of sexual abuse at a federal women’s correctional institution in Dublin, California. Inmates at the facility, one of the only federal women’s prisons in the United States, were...

A local 52-year old equestrian coach was arrested in Los Angeles last week on suspicion of molesting a 13-year-old student. The alleged sex crime occurred nearly three years ago in San Mateo County, according to law enforcement authorities. San Mateo...

It’s been over two years since California Assembly Bill 218 (AB 218) was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. The landmark legislation allowing any survivor of childhood sexual abuse the opportunity to pursue justice via a civil lawsuit –...

The Bakersfield, California, Police Department arrested a 36-year-old man last week in connection with a sexual assault and torture case. Police indicated that the alleged sexual assault occurred January 25 in Bakersfield. Jason Aaron Rodriguez, 36, of Bakersfield, was reportedly...