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- Rideshare Companies Are Failing to Protect Female Riders —and Drivers
Jun 19, 2025
Rideshare platforms, like Uber and Lyft, have revolutionized transportation, offering flexible income and quick mobility. But for many women—especially passengers—this innovation hides a much darker reality. While these companies rake in billions, they continue to fail in their duty to protect the very people who keep the wheels turning. A Growing Safety Crisis As of April 2025, more than 1,400 women across the country have filed sexual assault lawsuits against one major rideshare company alone. These lawsuits...Read More - Top Roblox Games Where Predators Lurk: A Parent’s Guide to Spotting Grooming Hotspots
Jun 12, 2025
We won’t sugarcoat it: Roblox is an unsafe gaming platform for your kids. Anapol Weiss has recently filed lawsuits on behalf of an Indiana girl who was sexually assaulted by a man she met on the platform, as well as on behalf of a New Jersey boy who was groomed, a Florida girl who was sexually exploited, and a Texas girl who was attacked after a predator she met online broke into her bedroom. These...Read More - With Anapol Weiss’s March Lawsuit Filing, 200 Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse in MD Join Legal Action Against Juvenile Detention Centers Nationwide
Jun 4, 2025
Leading Abuse and Assault Attorneys Pursue Justice Through the Civil Legal System for Victims in Maryland, Illinois, and Beyond For decades, children detained in juvenile detention centers throughout Maryland were subjected to horrific physical and sexual abuse that allegedly included brutal beatings and rapes. With the guidance of Anapol Weiss shareholder Kristen Gibbons Feden, shareholder Alexandra Walsh, and partner Holly Dolejsi, along with co-counsel at other firms, hundreds of survivors have now taken legal action, as...Read More - Wabash County Family Seeks Justice: Lawsuit Filed Against Roblox for Child Exploitation
May 28, 2025
Anapol Weiss partner Alexandra Walsh has recently filed a significant lawsuit on behalf of a Wabash County family, highlighting serious allegations against the popular online gaming platform Roblox. The lawsuit seeks damages for a young girl, identified as Jane Doe, who endured grooming, exploitation, and sexual assault by a predator she met through Roblox. The complaint, filed jointly by Anapol Weiss and Wagstaff & Cartmell, vividly details how Jane Doe began using Roblox around the age...Read More - Roblox Sued by Indiana Girl Who Was Sexually Assaulted by Predator She Met on the Gaming Platform
May 27, 2025
Anapol Weiss and Wagstaff & Cartmell filed a lawsuit in California on behalf of a Wabash County, Indiana girl sexually assaulted by a predator who had groomed and exploited her on Roblox. This lawsuit comes as the NJ Attorney General and the State of Florida have taken legal action against Roblox. SAN MATEO, California, May 27, 2025 — Anapol Weiss and Wagstaff & Cartmell have filed a complaint in the Superior Court of California, County of...Read More - Judge Appoints Richard Golomb of Anapol Weiss as Lead Counsel in Talcum Powder Lawsuit Against Johnson & Johnson
May 22, 2025
On May 21, 2025, the Honorable Joshua Roberts, the judge overseeing mass tort litigation in Philadelphia, designated a new mass tort for Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer litigation against Johnson & Johnson. Richard Golomb, Of Counsel at Anapol Weiss, was appointed sole lead counsel for the Plaintiffs. The Philadelphia Mass Tort Program has been heralded as a national model for how to process complex mass tort cases. In Philadelphia 's program, mass tort cases are consolidated for...Read More - Anapol Weiss Secures Settlement Leading to Sweeping Safety Reforms at School
May 21, 2025
Anapol Weiss shareholder Kila Baldwin and associate Jillian Bello are proud to announce that they have recently secured settlement in a sexual assault and negligent security case against a K-12 school in Pensylvania. While the settlement brings closure and healing to move forward for our client, it also represents a seismic shift in how the school will handle sexual abuse in the future. Driving Change Through Accountability As a result of the outcome of this case, the...Read More - Roblox, Discord, and the Rise of 764: What You Need to Know and How Anapol Weiss Is Fighting Back
May 16, 2025
The internet should be a space where children can learn, play, and connect safely. But for too many families, it's become a place of unimaginable danger. A growing online network known as 764 is at the center of a sweeping FBI investigation — and has already victimized children across the country, many through popular platforms like Roblox and Discord. As evidence of these online threats continue to mount, Anapol Weiss has filed lawsuits against Roblox and...Read More - FOX HOUSTON: Lawsuit Claims Roblox, Discord Failed to Protect Galveston Girl Groomed and Assaulted
May 7, 2025
[This is a summary of the April 30, 2025 story by FOX26 Houston] A new federal lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a young girl after a man she met on the popular platforms Roblox and Discord had allegedly broken into her home, sexually assaulted her, and recorded the abuse. The lawsuit was filed by Anapol Weiss and Cooper Masterman in Galveston County, Texas. “Her life has been horrifically altered, and it never should have happened,”...Read More - When the System Fails: Fighting for Survivors of Abuse and Institutional Betrayal
May 6, 2025
The recent Philadelphia Inquirer article detailing the heartbreaking death of 2-year-old Su’Layah Williams in a foster home approved by the Philadelphia Department of Human Services (DHS) has stirred a familiar ache in those of us who’ve worked within child protection systems. It’s not just a tragic headline. It’s a devastating failure—one that should never happen. As someone who has worked inside DHS and later prosecuted some of the most difficult child abuse and sexual assault cases...Read More