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Abuse Lawyer for Dr. Bradford Ferrick Alleged Victims and The Survivors of Childhood Sexual Exploitation
Most of us have seen the multitude of news articles concerning the horrific charges pending against Baystate pediatrician, Bradford Ferrick. On March 14, 2023, Dr. Bradford Ferrick was charged in Boston Federal Court after an investigation led to the discovery of over...
$1,000,000.00 Sexual Abuse Settlement
A 14-year-old student was sexually assaulted on at least three separate occasions by her school bus driver, including on the bus and at bus driver’s grandmother’s home. We were able to prove that the bus company did not have...
$300,000.00 Dog Bite Settlement
A young girl was viciously attacked by her father’s dog while visiting her father, who was living at her grandmother’s house. Her grandmother, who kept the dog at her house, refused to call for medical treatment for over an hour and attempted to dismiss the serious...
$300,000.00 Sexual Abuse Settlement
Around Thanksgiving of 2017, our client received a phone call from her co-worker’s spouse. She was told by the co-worker’s spouse that her co-worker had secretly video-recorded the client while she was changing in the women’s...
$900,000.00 Settlement
A 78-year-old woman fell into an unguarded “trap-door” floor opening which contained the basement stairs of a commercial warehouse. As a result, she sustained catastrophic injuries which required her to remain hospitalized for over a month. Our investigation revealed...
Grooming Behaviors and Sexual Abuse: When a Foot Rub Is Not Just A Foot Rub
On October 9, 2021, news broke describing criminal charges against a former Rhode Island public school administrator. Olayinka Alege[1] was charged with misdemeanor simple assault for giving a teenage boy an unwanted foot massage. But make no mistake, there is nothing...