Herman, Mermelstein & Horowitz, P.A.

Nationally recognized attorney for victims of sexual abuse, JEFF HERMAN (www.hermanlaw.com), announces the filing of a lawsuit against ST. ANDREW CATHOLIC SCHOOL and ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI for child sexual abuse by MIGUEL CALA, a former St. Andrew music teacher who was convicted of molestation charges last year.

The law firm of Herman, Mermelstein & Horowitz, P.A., announces the filing of a new child sexual abuse and coverup lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Miami, alleging that retired priest Fr. Ricardo Castellanos sexually abused a young parishioner from 1994-1997, beginning when the boy was about 10 years old.  The suit also claims that the boy was forced to watch as Castellanos sexually abused a young, mentally handicapped boy from the San Isidro parish.  Castellanos became a popular Archdiocesan radio and TV personality during his pastorate at San Isidro, even though another priest claims Castellanos admitted to sexually abusing a young boy during the Mariel Boatlift when confronted in the early 1980s.  The news conference regarding the new lawsuit will be held at the firm's Miami offices at 1:00 today.

On November 10, 2011, a Miami-Dade jury awarded a Michigan man $100 million in damages resulting from his childhood sexual abuse by Father Neil Doherty, a Roman Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Miami. 

At a news conference yesterday, attorney Jeff Herman announced the filing of multiple lawsuits against the Archdiocese of Miami by two former teachers at St. Anthony Catholic School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  The teachers allege they were fired after making a mandatory report of suspected child abuse to the Florida Department of Children and Families in January, 2011.  Their story was featured on ABC News, including Good Morning America.

2 New lawsuits filed by Herman, Mermelstein & Horowitz, P.A., allege that 2 Catholic school teachers were fired from St. Anthony Catholic School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after making a mandatory report of suspected child abuse to the Florida Department of Children and Families. According to the lawsuits, the report of suspected abuse involved the school's principal and a young student.

At a news conference yesterday, Attorney Jessica Arbour announced the filing of 2 new lawsuits against the Archdiocese of Miami for alleged sexual abuse by Neil Doherty.  Herman, Mermelstein & Horowitz, P.A. has filed more than 20 lawsuits naming Doherty as the offending priest.

On Wednesday, Herman, Mermelstein & Horowitz, P.A., filed three new lawsuits against the Archdiocese of Miami.  The suits claim that three men were abused as children by Fr. Neil Flemming at Boystown in the 1960s.  Fr. Flemming's deposition, taken earlier this year in two other sex abuse lawsuits against the Archdiocese, will also be released.