Criminal
Oct. 23, 2019
Extending SOL for sexual assault victims is an important step
On Oct. 13, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 218, providing survivors of childhood sexual assault a significantly greater opportunity to pursue justice in our civil courts. The bill is an excellent start toward conforming our laws to the realities of childhood sexual assault.
John C. Taylor
Taylor & Ring LLP
1230 Rosecrans Ave Ste 360
Manhattan Beach , CA 90266
Phone: (310) 209-4100
Fax: (310) 208-5052
Email: Taylor@TaylorRing.com
McGeorge SOL Univ of the Pacific; CA
John is one of the most respected personal injury trial lawyers in California. With more than 100 jury trials in diverse fields, his success in the courtroom is underscored by his multi-million dollar verdicts. John's areas of expertise include serious personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, civil rights, employees' rights, insurance bad faith, faulty road design and general negligence.
Sonya Ostovar
Taylor & Ring LLP
1230 Rosecrans Ave, Ste 360
Manhattan Beach , CA 90266
Email: ostovar@taylorring.com
Pepperdine Univ SOL; Malibu CA
Sonya focuses her practice on employment law and personal injury, as well as sexual harassment, assault, abuse and misconduct cases. She recently secured an $8 million settlement from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in a case involving a 15-year-old-girl who had been sexually abused by her teacher. This is the largest individual sex abuse settlement the Archdiocese has ever agreed to.
One in four girls and one in six boys will be sexually assaulted before they turn 18 years old. Among survivors of childhood sexual assault, delayed disclosure is incredibly common. For years, researchers have concluded that delayed reporting of childhood sexual assault is a normal and expected occurrence of the abuse. Studies have shown that disclosure rates among adults who were sexually abused as children range from 31% to 42%. Another study, using data from a sexu...
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