[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.dsslaw.com\/blog\/700000-settlement-victim-school-bus-molestation\/#Article","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.dsslaw.com\/blog\/700000-settlement-victim-school-bus-molestation\/","headline":"$700,000 Settlement for Victim of School Bus Molestation","name":"$700,000 Settlement for Victim of School Bus Molestation","description":"The attorneys with Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C., had the privilege to help a Pompton Lakes woman obtain justice for a wrong that was done to her when she was 15. Attorneys with\u00a0Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C., representing a developmentally disabled woman who was molested by a school bus driver...","datePublished":"2013-10-18","dateModified":"2019-07-04","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.dsslaw.com\/blog\/author\/dsslaw\/#Person","name":"Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C.","url":"https:\/\/www.dsslaw.com\/blog\/author\/dsslaw\/","identifier":12,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/645d493126a7be6f90be911a6e7d4382c0cd63874673097832081394c8bcf8ab?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/645d493126a7be6f90be911a6e7d4382c0cd63874673097832081394c8bcf8ab?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.dsslaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bg-logo.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.dsslaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bg-logo.jpg","width":192,"height":90}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.dsslaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/School-Bus-Molestation.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.dsslaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/School-Bus-Molestation.jpg","height":192,"width":289},"url":"https:\/\/www.dsslaw.com\/blog\/700000-settlement-victim-school-bus-molestation\/","about":["Sexual Assault"],"wordCount":562,"keywords":["Down Syndrome victim","New York Sexual Assault Attorney","New York Sexual Assault Lawyer","School Bus Molestation","Sexual Predator"],"articleBody":"The attorneys with Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C., had the privilege to help a Pompton Lakes woman obtain justice for a wrong that was done to her when she was 15.Attorneys with\u00a0Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C., representing a developmentally disabled woman who was molested by a school bus driver reached a $700,000 settlement with Laidlaw Educational Services, the company that employed the driver, The North Jersey Record reported. The two sides reached the settlement last week just before the woman\u2019s lawsuit was ready to go to trial in Superior Court in Hackensack.The woman, identified in court papers as S.R., was one of two students on their way to Ho-Ho-Kus school in January 2007 when the bus driver transporting them inappropriately touched them.S.R. has Down syndrome, which makes her more vulnerable. While the 63-year old bus driver, Richard Noto, was criminally charged and pled guilty to aggravated criminal sexual contact, the young woman deserved more. On her behalf, Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C., filed suit against the bus company\u2014Laidlaw Educational Services\u2014alleging that they were negligent in hiring and supervising the bus driver.According to Samuel Davis, founding partner with Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C., Noto had acted inappropriately with students before\u2014hugging and kissing them and being present on school property when he wasn\u2019t authorized. He had been dismissed from a previous job for drinking. Yet the company \u00a0employed him to work around children and failed to assign an aide to the bus that day.While state law doesn\u2019t require an aide to be present on the bus, Noto\u2019s previous behavior should have warranted it, Mr. Davis said.Mr. Davis said that if Laidlaw\u2019s number one priority is safety, as they declare on their website, they would have never put profit over S.R.\u2019s wellbeing on the bus that day. She fell victim to a sexual predator, in part because the company missed multiple red flags in his employment background check and failed to take appropriate steps to protect her and other passengers.\u201cThis settlement should help our client move forward with her life and focus attention on a serious issue that employers need to address,\u201d Mr. Davis said. \u201cAs a result of our client seeking justice, other students may be spared from harm.\u201dWhen a child is hurt, whether through an accident or a horrific scenario like this one, the responsible parties must be held to account. When someone in a position of power abuses their situation and causes harm to a child, justice must be served. For one woman, who was victimized by a school bus driver, justice has finally been delivered.Contact the lawyers of Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C., if you or your child has been the victim of a sexual predator. Call 1-800-LAW-2000 for a consultation.About the AuthorLatest PostsDavis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C.Since 1981, the compassionate personal injury lawyers at Davis, Saperstein & Salomon have been delivering results for our deserving clients. We are solely committed to helping injured individuals, never representing corporations.\u00a0No matter how large or small your personal injury case is, you can trust that it is important to us.NYC Construction Accident - The Dangers of Jobsite Falls and Workers' RightsSteven Benvenisti Advocates for HALT Drunk Driving LawDavis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. 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