The Supreme Court of Ohio recently released a comprehensive suite of educational resources to mark National Stalking Awareness Month. These materials are designed to equip judges and legal professionals with updated tools to address domestic violence, strangulation, and stalking cases. A collection of online courses is now available for judicial officers and court personnel. This […]
Tragically, we receive calls here at The Dickson Firm from families whose loved one has been assaulted in their nursing home or assisted living facility. We were recently contacted by a family whose loved one was raped in her assisted living facility. After an investigation, it turned out that the same employee who raped her, […]
We are investigating allegations of sexual assault at the Villa at the Lake assisted living facility located at 48 Parrish Road in Conneaut, Ohio 44030. Conneaut is a smaller town, about an hour outside of Cleveland, near Ashtabula in the Northeast corner of Ohio near the Pennsylvania border. The Villa at the Lake assisted living […]
Here at The Dickson Firm we are very much committed to representing and supporting survivors of sexual assault. We support the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center. We endeavor to do all that we can for survivors. One of the questions that we often get asked is can we help with the criminal prosecution. The answer typically […]
As Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to what will likely be the rest of his life in prison, and still faces additional charges in California, I wanted to take this opportunity to reconfirm The Dickson Firm's commitment to standing up for anyone who has survived sexual assault or any other type of violence. First, I would […]
President Trump\'s response to E. Jean Carroll was \"she\'s not my type.\" This response is horrific and symbolizes a common and devastating misconception about rape. Rape is about power. Rape is not about being attracted to somebody.
Richard Strauss, the former Ohio State University Athletic Director, who is now deceased, abused at least 177 male students between 1979 and 1998. University officials at the Ohio State University failed to notify the proper authorities, and failed to take adequate steps to address his actions according to a report that the Ohio State University […]
On Friday, Ohio State said at least 177 men were sexually abused by athletic department doctor Richard Strauss, who died years ago. This is according to findings from a law firm that investigated the accusations, concluding that school leaders knew at the time.
State investigators in Arizona are examining $3.4 million in possible Medicaid fraud at the parent company of a Phoenix nursing center where a woman in a vegetative state was raped and gave birth to a boy in December, according to court records. The inquiry into the company, Hacienda HealthCare, began in 2016, when investigators at the health […]
The police collected the DNA of male employees of a private nursing home in Arizona this week as they broadened the investigation into allegations that a woman in a vegetative state there who gave birth to a child last month had been sexually assaulted. On Wednesday, the Phoenix Police Department appealed to the community for […]
