Sylmar Juvenile Courthouse Lawsuit Attorney

Yes, you can file a lawsuit for sexual abuse if a failure to take preventive measures or act upon allegations of sexual abuse by the Sylmar Juvenile Courthouse caused you bodily harm and/or emotional trauma. In actuality, you are suing Los Angeles County, since the Sylmar Juvenile Courthouse is an entity of the county government.

As you are aware, the arrest and adjudication of a minor is the court’s primary role. However, they also handle cases of removing children from unfit homes and placing them in foster care. They can also manage cases for traffic violations (traffic court) committed by teenagers that are under 18 years old. That’s why the court system has a wide variety of adults, ranging from probation officers to special court appointed advocates, to look out for a child’s interests.

The truth is, some of these people take these jobs for the purpose of using children for sexual gratification. Sexual interactions between adults and minors can happen at juvenile detention centers, inside the court house, and various locations while a juvenile inmate is out on probation. The same can be said for children in the foster care system, who may be abused by a foster parent, social worker, or residential group home employee.

There are two main categories of negligence by the juvenile justice system: 1) failure to take reasonable care that would have prevented a child from being abused; 2) not taking immediate and legally required actions when they became aware of or suspect child sexual abuse.

In just about every case we handle for those who were sexually abused as children, we find hidden evidence, formal complaints that were not investigated, child molesters that were never fired, and many other examples of poor judgement or outright misconduct. If you are one of these victims, please consider a free consultation with us so that you can learn about the option of suing for medical expenses, emotional distress, and other monetary damages.

Yes, you can join a class action lawsuit if negligence by the Sylmar Juvenile Courthouse was the cause of or a contributing factor in why you were sexually abused as a juvenile inmate or ward of the court. In this type of lawsuit, you are one of many victims who were failed by the same system, i.e., the County of Los Angeles. By filing a lawsuit with others, you have a strong case with extensive evidence that clearly shows the culture of sexual abuse at juvenile halls and other institutions operated by the county.

A Sylmar Juvenile Courthouse class action lawyer will guide you through the legal process and ensure that you are compensated for the harm you suffered.

The average case value of a Sylmar Juvenile Courthouse sexual abuse claim is about $1,000,000 to $5,000,000, with sexual assault cases generally having higher values than lawsuits for sexual harassment. If the abuse you suffered includes inappropriate touching, oral sex, intercourse, and other examples of child sexual assault, you are likely to receive $2,500,000 to $5,000,000, and perhaps over $10,000,000 for the most extreme cases. Non-physical forms of child sex abuse, like sexting and coercing the victim into sending nude pics will probably settle for under $2,000,000. If you’d like to find out the amount of compensation you can demand in a lawsuit against the Sylmar Juvenile Courthouse, schedule a free case review with child sexual assault lawyer.

Settling a case for the sexual abuse of a minor can take as little as 6 months, or as long as 5 years. However, the majority of sexual assault and harassment lawsuits are settled within 1 to 3 years. This may be longer than you had expected, but unfortunately, this is a typical timeline for compensation claims against government entities, whether they are at the city, county, or state level. Plus, Los Angeles County is facing a record number of lawsuits by thousands of victims that have come forward in the past few years. That’s why many of these cases are consolidated into class action lawsuits, but there’s really no way to speed up the legal process when it comes to child sexual abuse incidents.

How long you have for a lawsuit against the Sylmar Juvenile Courthouse is based on how old you were when the abuse began, which may be 18 or over, based on how many years you were in the system. As an adult, you have 10 years to sue for monetary compensation, starting the most recent episode of abuse. Now, if you were under 18, you would have much longer to sue the County of Los Angeles.

There are two distinct rules that determine the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse in California. The first rule mandates that you file a lawsuit by the age of 40, meaning you have 22 years from when you are legally an adult. While this is a generous amount of time, there are many people who are struggling with injuries resulting from the trauma of sex abuse as a child – usually mental health disorders. Yet, they are unaware of what caused these injuries because they have spent much of their life running from the memories of sexual abuse while they were a juvenile inmate.

Most victims only make the connection with help from a therapist, and this can happen at any age. That’s why the California Legislature created a discovery rule, where victims of child sexual abuse can file a lawsuit up to 5 years after the discovery of one or more injuries.

If you’d like more information on the statute of limitations to sue for sexual abuse due to negligence by the Sylmar Juvenile Courthouse, don’t hesitate to contact us.

Our law firm doesn’t believe in charging victims for the cost of fighting for justice when they have been sexually abused due to someone else’s negligence. That’s why all clients receive the Zero Fee Guarantee from the very first consultation. Under this policy, we provide you with free legal services for the entire duration of your case. As long as we win your lawsuit, we are reimbursed by the County of Los Angeles at the same time they issue your settlement check. In other words, we make absolutely nothing if we don’t recover your settlement.

Since there is nothing to lose, call us today and talk to a lawyer who can help you sue Sylmar Juvenile Courthouse for sexual abuse.

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