The University of Southern California (USC) has once again come into the limelight for the wrong reasons. Eighteen more current and former students have joined a lawsuit accusing Dennis Kelly, a physician who treated student-patients, of sexual harassment and...
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Napa County’s Bremer winery sues local law firm, alleging negligence
Bremer Family Winery is suing the local law firm that defended it in a Napa County code violations case that ended with a settlement the Bremers deem “unfavorable.” The lawsuit claims that Dickenson Peatman & Fogarty failed to adequately represent the Bremers,...
Geologist Accused of Sexual Harassment Gets Terminated by Boston University
Boston University (BU) has fired its famous geologist David Marchant. According to a report published in Science about one and half years ago, Marchant was involved in sexually harassing women in remote Antarctic camps. The Hearing Committee comprising faculty members...
Eminent UC Berkeley Professor Suspended On Charges Of Sexual Harassment
A prominent professor in the department of East Asian languages and cultures has been suspended by UC Berkeley after it was found that he sexually harassed a student in 2018. Allegations of Sexual Harassment According to The Chronicle, the accused, Alan Tansman,...
Santa Barbara City College Facing Lawsuit For Ignoring Sexual Harassment Claims by a Student
A civil lawsuit has been filed against Santa Barbara City College for apparently ignoring the complaints of a female student, who had accused a fellow student of sexual harassment. Details on the Lawsuit The lawsuit has been filed against the college by Christian...
A Look At The Prevalence Of Sexual Misconduct In California’s Medical Community
California is known for its progressive ideals and a worker-friendly, gender-neutral legal system and, it’s leading the way in combating sexual harassment. The state’s medical board is also known for its stringent licensing process and regulations. Despite this,...
Sexual Harassment in California: What You Can Do About It
Sexual harassment in the workplace can come in a variety of forms. As more platforms for communication become available, from email to instant messaging, sexual harassment is actually growing more common in the workplace. Supervisors and coworkers alike are more...
Legal Protections Nursing Mothers Have in California
California has the most comprehensive and stringent pregnancy discrimination laws in the country. The provisions in state laws are much wider in scope compared to federal laws and are designed to protect pregnant women from any kind of discrimination or harassment at...
Makarem & Almon Featured in Advocate Journal
The State of the Law Since Cassel and a Proposal for Change California’s Evidence Code, as interpreted by the state’s Supreme Court, imposes sweeping protections on communications related to mediation. Its reach purportedly extends to communications that occur in the...
What Lessons Can We Learn From The USC Scandal?
The sexual abuse scandal at the University of Southern California has reignited the debate on women’s safety and sexual assault by men in high positions. Harvey Weinstein is not the only terrible person in SoCal. The never-ending stories of sexual misconduct by Dr....