September 30, 2021 / by Christina Feeney / Airbnb Sexual Assaults
In 2017, Leslie Lapayowker filed a lawsuit against Airbnb seeking to hold the company accountable for her sexual assault. The claim contends that the company was negligent in allowing her to rent a room from Carlos Del Olmo, a man who was previously accused of domestic violence.
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Victims of former OBGYN, Robert Hadden, Can Still Have Their Day in Court
March 30, 2023 / by Christina Feeney / Sexual Abuse & Assault Lawsuits
In January of this year, several ex-patients testified at former Columbia University OBGYN Robert Hadden’s criminal trial where he was charged with persuading women to cross state lines for the purpose of sexually abusing them.
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NY Governor Signs Adult Survivors Act into Law
June 17, 2022 / by Christina Feeney / Sexual Abuse & Assault Lawsuits
New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed into law the Adult Survivors Act. Similar to the state’s 2019 Child Victims Act, the law opens up a one-year revival window for adult survivors of sexual assault.
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Woman Sues Airbnb for 2016 Sexual Assault
September 30, 2021 / by Christina Feeney / Airbnb Sexual Assaults
In 2017, Leslie Lapayowker filed a lawsuit against Airbnb seeking to hold the company accountable for her sexual assault. The claim contends that the company was negligent in allowing her to rent a room from Carlos Del Olmo, a man who was previously accused of domestic violence.
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Concordia Preparatory School Student Alleging Sexual Assault
November 12, 2020 / by Brett Katsma / Sexual Abuse & Assault Lawsuits
A federal lawsuit filed by a former Concordia Preparatory School student contains several sexual assault allegations dating back to 2018 when she was a student. The lawsuit alleges the school looked the other way and failed to act even though the student repeatedly reported the incidents. The alleged assaults took place at the private school in Towson, MD, just north of Baltimore.
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