Sauder Schelkopf is investigating potential lawsuits on behalf of individuals who were victims of sexual misconduct by church officials in Florida. In the wake of the Pennsylvania grand jury report released to the public in August 2018 naming the priests accused of sexual abuse, Attorneys General and Archdioceses across the country have opened investigations into sexual abuse by church officials. The Pennsylvania grand jury report alone detailed the decades of alleged abuse of more than 1,000 child victims by 300 “predator” priests. All seven of Florida’s Catholic dioceses are expected to cooperate with the Florida Attorney General. In addition, a tip line for Floridians who are victims has been established.
Experience Matters
Sauder Schelkopf has a nationally recognized litigation practice. Our former prosecutors have extensive experience representing victims of all ages. Sauder Schelkopf, and co-counsel, recently reached a $215 million settlement on behalf of female patients of Dr. George Tyndall, a gynecologist at the University of Southern California accused of sexual misconduct since the 1990s. We currently represent survivors of clergy sexual abuse in dioceses throughout the country. We have a class action lawsuit pending on behalf of males who were victims of sexual misconduct by Dr. Richard Strauss, the Ohio State team doctor, while they were students and student-athletes at Ohio State University.
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If you or a loved one was the victim of sexual misconduct, contact the lawyers at Sauder Schelkopf by filling out the form on this page.