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When Friends Or Family Miss The Signs Of Sexual Abuse

July 15, 2025

Sexual abuse often occurs in secret, and the psychological tactics abusers use can make it hard for anyone, even close friends or family, to recognize what’s happening....

Sexual Abuse

Title IX’s Role in California Schools

June 17, 2025

by Thomas A. Cifarelli

Former San Diego teacher Jacqueline Ma has been sentenced to 30 years to life for sexually assaulting two students in her elementary school classroom. The 36-year-old...

Sexual Abuse

Preventing and Reporting Sexual Abuse in California Schools

June 17, 2025

by Thomas A. Cifarelli

42-year-old David Lane Braff, a former Ventura, California school counselor, was arrested on November 22, 2024 for molesting eight students at an elementary school. As new...

Sexual Abuse

What Grooming Looks Like and Why It Matters in Sex Abuse Cases

June 15, 2025

by Thomas A. Cifarelli

Sexual abuse rarely happens without warning signs. In many cases, the abuser takes deliberate steps to gain a victim’s trust, manipulate boundaries, and create silence. This process,...

Child Abuse

Can You Sue a Charter School for Abuse or Negligence?

May 25, 2025

by Thomas A. Cifarelli

Some instances of abuse or neglect in charter schools qualify for legal action in California. It is vital to work with a qualified school misconduct attorney...

Child Abuse

Can You Reopen a Previously Settled Abuse Case in California?

May 21, 2025

by Thomas A. Cifarelli

If you are a victim of sexual abuse in California, you may have the opportunity to bring a case against your abuser, even if the incident...

Sexual Harassment

Why Trauma-Informed Lawyers Matter in Sexual Abuse Cases

May 15, 2025

by Thomas A. Cifarelli

Survivors of sexual abuse often face significant emotional challenges when pursuing legal action. The legal process itself can be intimidating and retraumatizing if handled insensitively. At Cifarelli Law...

Car Accident

Understanding Brain Injuries in Children After a Car Crash

May 14, 2025

by Thomas A. Cifarelli

Your child becoming involved in a serious car accident is a worst-nightmare scenario. If your child experienced a brain injury in the accident, you’re likely feeling...

Personal Injury

What To Do After an Injury at a California Amusement Park

May 7, 2025

by Thomas A. Cifarelli

When you plan for a day of fun at an amusement park, becoming injured is probably the last thing you would expect to happen. Yet injuries...

Child Abuse

Understanding the Legal Process in School Abuse Cases

April 30, 2025

by Thomas A. Cifarelli

No child should incur sexual or physical abuse from anyone, let alone the educators working at their school. Victims should consider seeking justice with the help...