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For more than two decades, Dr. Patrick Clyne occupied positions of extraordinary trust. He treated children as a pediatrician, served in leadership within Santa Clara County’s child welfare system, and acted as a foster parent. Those roles placed him at the intersection of medicine, government authority, and child protection—precisely where safeguards should be strongest.

Instead, according to allegations now spanning years and multiple proceedings, those safeguards repeatedly failed.

State regulators allege that beginning as early as 2001, concerns were raised about Dr. Clyne’s conduct with children. Yet meaningful intervention lagged. By the time California’s Attorney General formally acted in 2021, seeking to revoke his medical license for unprofessional conduct and gross negligence, the alleged misconduct was no longer an isolated concern. The state ultimately expanded its case, increasing the number of alleged victims and asserting that children as young as six were subjected to inappropriate, medically unnecessary examinations, often without a caregiver present.

Wilfredo Figueroa-Berrios was a nurse at Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. For years, he held a position of trust in the emergency department, treating patients who came in vulnerable and often unable to protect themselves. In 2025, Figueroa-Berrios was criminally charged with multiple counts of sexual assault. The allegations are disturbing: he is accused of assaulting a patient inside Sinai-Grace Hospital and another woman outside the hospital, among other pending cases.

Our sex abuse lawyers place the blame squarely on Figueroa-Berrios and on the hospital system that allowed him to work unchecked. Sinai-Grace Hospital and its corporate parent, Tenet Healthcare, should never have allowed this to happen.

This page talks about these lawsuits and the settlement amounts we expect victims to see if the litigation is as successful as our attorneys expect at this early stage.

Federal lawsuits against Allergan’s Natrelle Biocell Textured Breast Implants emerged months after its manufacturer, Allergan, recalled it.

The MDL, overseen by Judge Brian R. Martinotti in the District of New Jersey, consolidates federal lawsuits alleging that Allergan’s Biocell textured breast implants are linked to breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), a rare form of cancer. The litigation focuses on claims that Allergan failed to adequately warn patients and healthcare providers about the risks associated with these implants.

This page looks at sexual abuse lawsuits involving juvenile inmates at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (commonly known as the Audy Center or Audy Home).

Like many juvenile detention facilities across Illinois, rampant sexual abuse, violence, and mistreatment plagued the Audy Center for decades. For too long, Cook County officials and detention leadership failed to protect the vulnerable youth in their custody, allowing widespread abuse to occur behind locked doors. Staff misconduct, systemic negligence, and an entrenched culture of silence turned the facility into a breeding ground for trauma rather than rehabilitation. As a result, survivors are now stepping forward to file lawsuits, seeking not only compensation for their suffering but also accountability for a system that betrayed them.

If you believe you have a potential sex abuse lawsuit involving the Audy Center in Cook County, contact our sex abuse lawyers today at 800-553-8082 or get a free online consultation. We are committed to fighting for survivors and holding Cook County and its officials accountable for the harm they allowed to happen.

Rybelsus is a semaglutide drug made by Novo Nordisk. Although approved for diabetes treatment, Rybelsus is now widely used for weight loss similar to other drugs like Ozempic or Wegovy. New research has shown that using Rybelsus at higher dose levels for weight loss can cause a host of very serious health problems. Health conditions linked to Rybelsus include: gastroparesis or gastrointestinal conditions, including bowel obstruction or cyclic vomiting syndrome, and NAION vision loss.

If you used Rybelsus and suffered any of these health problems or injuries, you may be able to file a product liability lawsuit and get financial compensation. Our firm is currently accepting Rybelsus lawsuits from individuals with any of the following injuries:

• Vision loss from NAION  (nonarthritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy)