Torts/Personal Injury
Apr. 13, 2026
$9M verdict in Rialto school abuse case
Arias Sanguinetti, attorneys for the plaintiff, argued that school administrators had received reports of a music instructor's inappropriate conduct toward female students years before the abuse but failed to investigate or discipline him.
A San Bernardino County jury awarded $9 million to a woman identified as Jane Doe in a sexual abuse case against Rialto Unified School District, finding the district failed to act on prior complaints about a high school teacher.
"This case represents an egregious failure of institutional responsibility," said Elise Sanguinetti, of Arias Sanguinetti, which represented the plaintiff.
The lawsuit alleged that former Eisenhower High School music instructor Andres &...
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