Firm News

August 6, 2025 CHICAGO, IL – Sauder Schelkopf, a nationally recognized law firm representing survivors of institutional abuse, has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a former minor patient who alleges she was repeatedly sexually abused while receiving inpatient psychiatric care at Hartgrove Behavioral Health System, a facility owned and operated by Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS). Filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the lawsuit (Jane Doe T.G. v. UHS of Hartgrove, Inc., et al.) accuses Hartgrove and its parent companies of failing

Sauder Schelkopf Investigates Uber’s Mishandling of Sexual Assault Complaints Berwyn, PA – National plaintiffs’ law firm Sauder Schelkopf LLC is investigating legal claims against Uber Technologies, Inc. following explosive revelations that the company received more than 400,000 reports of sexual misconduct between 2017 and 2022—far exceeding the number publicly disclosed. A recent New York Times investigation, based on sealed court records and internal Uber documents, alleges that Uber withheld critical safety data, failed to implement proven safety measures, and prioritized corporate growth over rider protection—resulting in thousands of preventable sexual assaults

On July 23, 2025, former American Airlines flight attendant Estes Carter Thompson III was sentenced to 18.5 years in federal prison for secretly recording girls using airplane lavatories while working on commercial flights in 2023. The sentencing, issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, followed Thompson’s March 2025 guilty plea to attempted sexual exploitation of children and possession of child pornography depicting a prepubescent minor. According to federal prosecutors, Thompson, of Charlotte, North Carolina, used his position as a flight attendant to direct unaccompanied minors and other