There have been many priests accused of abuse in Orange County, many of whom work under the Diocese of Orange County. The list below represents the ten most frequently reported perpetrators and the total number of accusations against them. While many of these priests haven’t admitted abuse, the allegations should be taken seriously. Unfortunately, many cases of abuse don’t...
Continue ReadingIn the San Diego Catholic Diocese, there are dozens of priests who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse. Many of them deny these accusations, even when multiple survivors come forward. It’s important to note that not all these cases end up going to court. The most common reason is that it can be difficult for many survivors of...
Continue ReadingPeople who were abused by priests in California are able to get help through the California Assembly which recently passed a bill extending the timeframe that survivors can file civil claims. The bill was passed in 2019 and opened up a three-year window for survivors of Catholic priest abuse to file civil lawsuits against the priests and the specific...
Continue ReadingThe Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal is fairly well known in the United States and now around the world. But many people don’t know how many priests have been credibly accused of child sexual abuse. Just in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles alone, well over one hundred priests and clergy have been accused of child sexual abuse. In every...
Continue ReadingIn Barriga v. 99 Cents Only, Case No. E069288 (June 26, 2020), California’s Fourth Appellate District Court of Appeal reversed a trial court’s decision to deny class certification in a case involving employees of 99 Cents Only, after determining the trial court did not scrutinize employee declarations submitted by the defendant employer in opposition to class certification for coercion...
Continue ReadingLegal media company Lawdragon named Ray Boucher of Boucher LLP among the 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers. The annual Lawdragon 500 guides are among the most elite distinctions in the profession, covering the best of the best in the practice area. Each and every member of the 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers in America is...
Continue ReadingEarlier this week, Ray Boucher visited Fox 11 News in Los Angeles to discuss the recent change to California law by AB 218, which opens a three-year window of time for survivors of childhood sexual abuse to bring previously time-barred claims against their abusers. Source.
Continue ReadingThe Los Angeles Times has reported on a civil lawsuit filed by Jane Doe D.M., a Boucher LLP client, against Dr. Patrick M. Sutton, Huntington Memorial Hospital, and the Hospital’s Medical Staff, in the Los Angeles Superior Court for sexual battery, gender violence, and related claims related to her mistreatment while a patient during her pre-natal care and the...
Continue ReadingBoucher LLP has filed a civil lawsuit in California State Court for the County of Los Angeles on behalf of a victim of obstetrician Dr. Patrick Mark Sutton and Huntington Memorial a in Pasadena, California.
Continue ReadingSeptember 19, 2018 (LOS ANGELES) – Boucher LLP Partner Raymond P. Boucher is named to the Daily Journal’s annual list of the Top 100 lawyers in California. Ray’s profile, which appeared in the September 19, 2018 special edition of the Daily Journal, is provided here.
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