By Sam Dordulian, Esq. Celebrity is a powerful thing. So powerful, in fact, that the right public image can often enable a sexual predator to repeatedly victimize survivors – even in plain view. Bill Cosby is perhaps the most notorious...

California legislators voted Thursday to protect sexual assault survivors from retaliatory lawsuits. The legislation, known as California Assembly Bill 933 (AB 933), was sponsored by Equal Rights Advocates and authored by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry. It passed overwhelmingly in the Assembly...

The #MeToo movement has led to a wave of women – many prominent and with a devoted following – coming forward to obtain the justice they deserve. In 2020, our founder and president, Sam Dordulian, commented on the recent Harvey...

Revenge porn is a topic we’ve covered extensively on the Dordulian Law Group blog. Our founder and president, Sam Dordulian, recently appeared on the Dr. Phil Show to discuss the issue and offer guidance for survivors on how to obtain...

Every year, the Bureau of Justice Statistics and other government agencies work tirelessly to collate the necessary data to generate statistics ready for analysis. Many official sites provide statistical data on sexual assault (SA) cases as early as the first...

An investigation by CBS Reports found systemic oversight failures by American public schools in holding teachers accused of sexual abuse accountable. The report noted that “little is being done” in enforcing accountability on the part of school districts when sexual...

Backstreet Boy singer Nick Carter has been sued for sexual assault by a second woman. Melissa Schuman, actress and former member of the girl group Dream, filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing Carter of sexual battery and sexual assault, court documents...

Landmark legislation was signed into law Tuesday by Maryland’s Governor, Wes Moore. Known as the Child Victims Act, the bill effectively ends Maryland’s statute of limitations on civil lawsuits for child sexual abuse claims against institutions. Maryland Passes Child Victims...

20 police officers stationed throughout California face possible decertification by the state’s law enforcement accreditation body, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times. Unless cleared by a Commission of Peace Officer Standards (POST), each officer would be stripped...

Since 2001, Sexual Assault Awareness Month has been nationally observed, with initiatives around the country being undertaken in an effort to help spread awareness, promote sexual violence prevention, and encourage survivors and advocates to take action. Last year, Dordulian Law...