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Two recent California child sexual abuse cases ruled upon by the Supreme Court of California looked at violations of trust in two distinct institutional settings: sex abuse by clergy and sex abuse by teachers. One case was decided in favor of the student plaintiff, while the other decision set back an action brought...

On May 19, 2007, then 14-year-old Loren Schaller made a quick Saturday stop at Creighton's American Bakery in San Francisco. While in the bakery, she was attacked by Scott Thomas, a "high control" parolee who had been released without supervision from the San Quentin prison less than 24 hours before.

By Howard Mintz
mercurynews.com
Posted: 04/03/2012 03:44:19 PM PDT

A federal jury Tuesday slapped the Gilroy Police Department with as much as $1.25 million in damages, finding that officers trampled on the constitutional rights of a combative man when they shot and killed him on Pacheco Pass in 2008.

By Paul Thissen
Contra Costa Times
Posted: 01/25/2011 01:43:09 PM PST Updated: 01/25/2011 01:43:09 PM PST

CONCORD -- The city has agreed to pay $150,000 to its highest-ranking female police officer to settle a gender discrimination suit against its police department.

Lt. Robin Heinemann's action was the second...

By Paul Thissen
Contra Costa Times

Posted: 11/09/2010 09:54:55 PM PST
Updated: 11/10/2010 05:29:01 PM PST

CONCORD -- The City Council voted Tuesday to pay $750,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former police officer, -- on the condition that her lawyer never file another...

ANDREW C. SCHWARTZ ELECTED AS MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF TRIAL ADVOCATES

SAN FRANCISCO (November 5, 2010) - Andrew C. Schwartz was officially elected as a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates at the association's San Francisco...