Category Archives: Sexual Assault
DEADLINE NEARS FOR FILING BOY SCOUT ABUSE CLAIMS
On February 18th, 2020, The Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy due to hundreds of sexual abuse lawsuits against them and near certain financial ruin. Reports document over 12,000 victims of sexual assault against boys while scouting dating as far back as 1965. The Deadline to File Your Claim is November 16, 2020… Read More »
BOY SCOUTS ABUSE CLAIMS & COMPENSATION FOR VICTIMS
Abuse survivors have until 5 p.m. Nov. 16, 2020 to file a claim against the Boy Scouts of America to be eligible for compensation through the organization’s bankruptcy proceedings. If you have experienced abuse as a member of the Boy Scouts, here’s what you need to know: Should I file a claim? Anyone who… Read More »
EXPLOSIVE LETTER ON SEXUAL ABUSE ROCKS POPE FRANCIS AND CATHOLIC CHURCH
Over the last couple decades countless horrific crimes have been uncovered of sexual abuse of children at the hands of Catholic priests worldwide. The world has been both shocked and disgusted. As a result, a multitude of the Catholic faithful have now sincerely called into question their allegiance to the church in Rome and… Read More »
Massage Envy Case Has A Tampa Connection
Although attorney Joe Alvarez was just standing up for the rights of injury victims, which is what he always does, he soon found himself near the center of a nationwide controversy. The Matassini Law Firm, P.A. was at the forefront of the massage envy scandal with one of the first cases in litigation. The… Read More »
DELTA SUED FOR SEXUAL ASSUALT ON OVERSEAS FLIGHT
For decades transportation by airplane has been a necessity for travelers and business people alike. Those who travel often have likely accumulated stories over the years, some funny — some not, of the various incidents that can occur while traveling: like lost luggage, delayed flights, drunk pilots, intolerable weather, etc. How about incidents of… Read More »
US SWIMMING FAILS TO STOP PAST SEXUAL ASSAULT BY COACH
Another major US Olympic sports organization has been found to repeatedly fail to protect young athletes from sexual predators. A 2012 Olympic swimmer has accused her prominent former swim coach of sexually abusing her, a day after federal authorities searched the coach’s home for evidence he took sexually explicit photographs of her when she… Read More »
Sexual Misconduct brings Senator Latvala under active investigation by FDLE
The Matassini Law Firm, P.A. has learned that former state Sen. Jack Latvala of Clearwater, who resigned last month in a sexual harassment scandal, is the subject of an active investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the agency publicly announced recently. FDLE’s announcement is the latest major development stemming from a bombshell… Read More »
Massage Envy Sexual Assault Case Has Links To Clearwater, Florida
In recent days, the Massage Envy sexual assault case has made major national headlines. On November 26th, 2017, Buzzfeed News posted a bombshell report, releasing the results of a lengthy investigation in which they found that at 180 women from all around the United States have filed sexual assault complaints against Massage Envy in… Read More »
Disgraced USA Gymnastics team doctor gets life in prison
The disgraced former doctor for the American gymnastics team, Dr. Lawrence G. Nassar, was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison on Wednesday for multiple sex crimes, capping an extraordinary seven-day hearing that drew more than 150 young women to publicly confront him and speak of their abuse. Judge Rosemarie Aquilina, who had… Read More »