Judge doubles award to pair who sued Chagrin Falls nanny school over sex abuse cover-up—Cleveland.com
A judge has more than doubled a 2015 jury award to two women who sued a Chagrin Falls nanny school for claims that the school
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Cuyahoga County Court awards nanny-school Plaintiffs an additional $400,000-plus in damages and fees after appeal
This afternoon, Judge Brian Corrigan of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas issued a ruling in Cruz v. English Nanny & Governess School, increasing the
Big win for plaintiffs in nanny-school sex-abuse case, plus victory for First Amendment—Cleveland Scene
In what attorneys are calling a victory for state policies against child abuse and a vindication for the First Amendment, Ohio’s Eighth District Court of Appeals upheld the trial victory of a former student and former employee of the Chagrin Falls-based English Nanny & Governess School.
Appeals court affirms trial victory for plaintiffs in nanny-school sex-abuse cover-up case
CLEVELAND, OH – On June 8, 2017, the Eighth District Court of Appeals in Cuyahoga County issued its ruling on the appeal in Cruz v. English Nanny & Governess School. The ruling affirms the trial victory for Plaintiffs Christina Cruz (a former student of the nanny school) and Heidi Kaiser (a former employee). The evidence at trial showed that the nanny-training school and placement agency in Chagrin Falls, Ohio and its owners, defendants Sheilagh Roth and Bradford Gaylord, retaliated against Cruz and Kaiser when they resisted defendants’ efforts to suppress Ms. Cruz’s report that she witnessed the defendants’ client sexually abusing his nine-year-old daughter.
Jury awards plaintiffs $392,750 in sexual abuse cover-up case involving Chagrin Falls Nanny School—Cleveland Scene
A jury in the case against the English Nanny and Governess school found for the plaintiffs this week, awarding $392,750 plus attorneys’ fees for Christina Cruz and Heidi Kaiser ($150,000 compensatory and $168,750 punitive for Cruz, and $20,000 compensatory and $54,000 punitive for Kaiser).
Cuyahoga County jury awards plaintiffs $392,750, plus attorneys’ fees, in nanny-school sex-abuse cover-up case
CLEVELAND, OH—On June 16, 2015, following a five-week jury trial in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, plaintiffs Christina Cruz and Heidi Kaiser were awarded a combined verdict of $392,750 plus attorneys’ fees against defendants the English Nanny & Governess School, a nanny-training school and placement agency in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and its owners Sheilagh Roth and Bradford Gaylord.
Supreme Court of Ohio reverses Eighth District; rules that prevailing parties may collect attorney’s fees incurred in defending punitive damages awards on appeal
Yesterday, in a 5-2 decision, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled in favor of our clients Christina Cruz and Heidi Kaiser, affirming that “prevailing parties
Pattakos Law Firm argues in Ohio Supreme Court over scope of attorneys’ fees available when granted as part of punitive damages award
This morning, attorney Peter Pattakos presented oral argument in the Supreme Court of Ohio in Christina Cruz, et al. v. English Nanny & Governess School,
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Peter began his legal career at the international law firm Jones Day, where he was part of successful representations of corporate clients in commercial contract