Embracing Child Protection Litigation to Make Systemic Changes for Our Nation’s Youth October 10, 2024 Levin Papantonio attorneys are digging deep into the most prevalent and damaging products that are harming today’s youth—and they are inspiring other mass tort forms at a national legal conference to do the same. Levin Papantonio (LP) attorneys led discussions on critical litigation topics that focus on safeguarding children. The presentations were given today at the […] Read More
Lawsuit: Alabama Youth Home Staff Encouraged Brutal Fights and Failed to Help Teen Who Was Repeatedly Assaulted September 5, 2024 Staff in an Alabama youth home stand accused of instigating violent fights between residents and failing to protect one resident from physical, verbal, and emotional abuse by other residents and staff. Attorneys have filed a lawsuit on behalf of the father of the teenage victim. The complaint details horrific abuse, alleging that the facility’s staff […] Read More
$20 Million Allocation for Dozier Survivors Marks Historic Call to Action for Legal Community June 22, 2024 Attorneys who pushed legislators to compensate abuse victims at Florida youth “reform schools” of the past urge lawyers to stop history from repeating itself in residential treatment facilities of the present. Governor Ron DeSantis has signed the Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Victim Compensation bill (HB 21), initiating a $20 million allocation to […] Read More