David Ring is a nationally renowned plaintiff’s personal injury trial attorney and has obtained multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements on behalf of seriously-injured individuals or families who have lost a loved one in a tragic accident. For more than 20 years, he has represented victims of sexual abuse, sexual harassment, assault, molestation and sexual misconduct in cases against a variety of employers and entities, including schools, churches and youth organizations.
He prides himself on providing aggressive, yet compassionate representation for children who have been sexually abused and women who have been sexually harassed or assaulted. Read more about David M. Ring.
Posts by David M. Ring
Nancy Hogshead-Makar and the Safe Sport Act
Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act, also called the Safe Sport Act, was made law on February 14, 2018. The bill was introduced in the Senate in March 2017 by sponsor Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and makes members of amateur sports organizations—including Olympic sports—legally responsible to report sexual abuse and…
Read MoreJohn Taylor and Dave Ring have both been named to the 2018 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers list!
John Taylor and Dave Ring have both been named to the 2018 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers list! The Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America is “the most elite guide in the legal profession. The Lawdragon 500 leading lawyers are selected from a combination of editorial research by Lawdragon staff; submissions from law firms; and an…
Read MoreCNN Says a Client Represented by Dave Ring of Taylor & Ring Will Be Weinstein’s “Toughest Fight” Yet
To date, more than 80 women have accused former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct. Those accusations run the gamut, from inappropriate comments to sexual assault and rape. One of the accusers, “Jenny,” is represented by our firm’s partner Dave Ring. She has not told her story to media outlets for the last six…
Read MoreCalifornia Chief Justice: Release Harassment Records Against Judges
Calling for a change to court rules on public records, California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye said on April 10, 2018 that she wants state courts to disclose the names of all judges who enter into settlement agreements that resolve sexual harassment or sexual discrimination complaints. According to a statement, Justice Cantil-Sakauye has created a five-member…
Read MoreGoodyear and “The Worst Tire Made in History”
A recent expose by Jalopnik has called the Goodyear G159 RV tire “the worst tire made in history,” and tied it to hundreds of crashes and several deaths. Evidence disclosed for the first time in an Arizona court on April 4, 2018 that the tire is linked to more than 700 complaints—including nine deaths, hundreds…
Read MoreSexual Predators Posing as Uber and Lyft Drivers
In January of last year, a woman got into what she believed was an Uber outside a Hollywood nightclub. Instead, her evening turned into a nightmare as she had unwittingly entered the vehicle of a rapist posing as an Uber driver, who took her to a secluded area and assaulted her. Nicolas Morales, 44, was…
Read MoreUpcoming HBSAOC Forum: Stop Sexual Predators—Force Change, Right Now
The Harvard Business School Association of Orange County (HBSAOC) plans to hold a forum on fighting sexual predators on Thursday, May 10, 2018, entitled “Stop Sexual Predators—Force Change, Right Now.” The forum, focused on practical solutions and actionable change, will feature a multi-speaker panel with all proceeds going toward rape crisis centers and support for…
Read MoreHats Off to Christy Heiskala, Child Abuse Victim Advocate
We’re dedicating today’s blog to our former client—and super mom—turned victim advocate Christy Heiskala. Words can’t express how proud we are of her for all the work she’s doing to prevent child abuse and molestation. But we’ll try. After an incident in 2007 when Christy’s daughter came home from elementary school and told her mother…
Read MoreCreating Your Own Car Emergency Kit
No matter how well you take care of your vehicle, you can’t predict when car trouble might happen. Breakdowns or flat tires can happen at any time, as can car accidents. And, here in California, there’s always the possibility of Mother Nature throwing us a curveball with the threat of wildfires, mudslides, or earthquakes. Our…
Read MoreLawyers release new details, video in suit against school district over alleged child sex abuse
The lawyers for a family that is suing the Lucia Mar Unified School District (LMUSD) over the alleged abuse of their special needs child released new details and video related to the case on Tuesday. The 10-year-old girl’s guardians say a school bus driver molested her several times over a four-month period while driving her…
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