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Taylor & Ring Sponsors Children’s Advocacy Center’s ‘Be a Hero for Children’ Gala
On October 15, the Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) will celebrate its 10th Annual Gala “Be a Hero for Children” at 6p.m. Taylor & Ring is a proud sponsor of the event and supports the philanthropic organization’s mission to serve victims of child abuse and sexual abuse. CAC was established to serve children who have been…
Read MoreTaylor & Ring Files Lawsuit Against Downey Unified School District and Former Teacher Brandon Hitchcock for Sexual Abuse
Downey, CA – Taylor & Ring, a Los Angeles-based trial law firm, filed a lawsuit against Downey Unified School District and former teacher, Brandon Hitchcock, for sexual abuse of a minor. The complaint alleges that the 16-year-old plaintiff (“Jane Doe”) was sexually assaulted by Mr. Hitchcock while attending Downey High School from 2013-2015. Background Mr.…
Read MoreTaylor & Ring Obtains $3 Million Verdict Against Alameda County’s East Bay Regional Park District
— 10-year-old boy severely burned at one of the park’s campsites — Taylor & Ring, a Los Angeles-based trial law firm which handles personal injury and wrongful death matters, obtained a nearly $3 million verdict on Thursday in Alameda County Superior Court against the East Bay Regional Park District. A jury found that the park…
Read MoreDavid M. Ring and Natalie Weatherford Coauthor Article Featured in October Issue of the Advocate
In the October 2015 issue of the Advocate, Partner David M. Ring and Attorney Natalie Weatherford coauthored the article, “Seven key evidentiary issues in sexual assault, abuse and harassment cases”. The article discusses the plaintiff’s “consent” and sexual history out of evidence while bringing a defendant’s related criminal matters into evidence. Mr. Ring and Ms.…
Read MoreInvestigation focuses on clerical sexual abuse, Part 2
One sentence in a recent media article refers to “unfettered access to young people.” That can assuredly be a good thing where, say, an impassioned teacher is searching for new talent to challenge and mold. In instances where clergy members are intent on committing acts of sexual abuse, though, it is obviously a disaster. We…
Read MoreTaylor & Ring Obtains $8.75 Million Settlement for Man’s Death in Police Shooting
–Settlement marks highest payout by police for wrongful death in CA– Taylor & Ring obtained an $8.75 million dollar settlement against the County of Los Angeles on behalf of Alfredo Montalvo, an unarmed man fatally shot by nine deputies in Lynwood, CA. On November 10, 2015 the LA County Board of Supervisors approved the settlement.…
Read MoreTopical look: options for reporting campus sexual assault
How uncomfortable are college students who have been sexually abused on campus — most often by another student — with reporting details of that violence to campus or law enforcement officials, much less mentioning its occurrence at all? Put another way: How comfortable — that is, how confident — might some sexual abusers in a…
Read MoreTaylor & Ring Sponsors the National Crime Victim Bar Association National Conference
Taylor & Ring proudly sponsored the National Crime Victim Bar Association’s (NCVBA) National Conference held September 9-11 in Anaheim, CA. The conference was held in conjunction with the National Center for Victims of Crime’s 2015 National Training Institute. The seminar emphasized collaboration among victim service professionals, including best practices, current research, and effective programs and…
Read MoreNursing home realities: demographics and other concerns
At some level, a good many of our readers across Los Angeles County and elsewhere in California likely worry a bit about nursing homes, when they think about them. Perhaps some of them have a loved one in a nursing facility and wonder about staff sufficiency, care delivery, food quality, medication dispensing and related factors.…
Read MoreCovering Your Personal Injury Bases – Join Partners at 2015 Annual Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Convention
Join partners John Taylor, Dave Ring and Louanne Masry at the 2015 Annual Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) Convention, the nation’s largest trial lawyers’ convention, on September 3-4 in Las Vegas. Ms. Masry will begin the conference with an elder abuse panel examining damages in elder abuse cases. The following day, Mr. Taylor,…
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