NorthJersey.com: Glen Ridge Schools Face Possible $10 Million Payout Over Claims Ex-Teacher Groomed Minor May 15, 2025
[Excerpts from May 14, 2025 article by Nicholas Katzban] An attorney filed a tort claim against Glen Ridge schools alleging his client was groomed by a former district teacher beginning when she was 11 years old. The harassment led to a “non-consensual relationship” that lasted years before it was uncovered. In a May 12 notice to the district, attorney Justin Drazin claims the teacher − Gerald White, who has since resigned − coerced the female student (referred to by the initials “MOC”) into the illicit affair beginning in September 2021, while she attended the…
read more Uber Finally Faces Its Victims: First Jury Trial in Sexual Assault Lawsuits Set for December 2025 May 15, 2025
By Justin Drazin, UberHurtMe.com In a milestone moment for survivors and advocates of rideshare safety, Uber will finally be held accountable in front of a jury this December, nearly a decade after survivors first began stepping forward with allegations of sexual assault by drivers. The upcoming jury trial is part of a wave of Uber sexual assault lawsuits that highlight the company’s systemic safety failures. The trial—scheduled for December 8, 2025—marks the beginning of a long-awaited reckoning for the rideshare giant, which stands accused of turning a blind eye to passenger safety for…
read more NJ.COM: Parents of Girl Groomed by NJ Teacher Plan to Sue for $10 Million May 14, 2025
[Summary of May 14, 2025 http://NJ.com article by Anthony Attrino] The parents of a 14-year-old girl plan to sue the Glen Ridge School District in Essex County for $10 million, claiming an elementary school teacher groomed their daughter into a relationship for more than three years. According to the family’s attorney, Justin L. Drazin, the teacher sent the child up to 10 communications a day in the form of emails, text messages, voice memos, and handwritten notes, some of which were found in [a] journal [at Ridgewood Avenue School in Glen Ridge]. “(The teacher)…
read more Press Statement: Girl Groomed by Glen Ridge Teacher to File Complaint May 14, 2025
Glen Ridge, NJ – May 14, 2025 — This week, after the resignation of former Ridgewood Avenue School teacher Gerald White, Justin L. Drazin of Drazin and Warshaw, P.C. filed notice of claim with the Glen Ridge School Board, Ridgewood Avenue Elementary School, its Principal Michael Donovan, and Superintendent Kyle Arlington, among other public entities, of its intent to file a complaint against the noticed parties on behalf of the family of a Glen Ridge student who White allegedly groomed over a period of nearly four years. According to the family,…
read more What to Expect During Your Initial Consultation with an Uber Accident Attorney May 14, 2025
Preparing for Your Consultation After an Accident With Uber Your initial consultation with an Uber accident attorney sets the stage for how your claim would progress under this firm’s management. Drazin & Warshaw, the experienced team behind UberHurtMe.com, has firsthand knowledge of the questions accident victims often ask—and should ask—during a consultation, as well as the steps they can take to make this meeting as valuable for them as possible. Attorney Justin Drazin, who specializes in motor vehicle accidents with a particular focus on catastrophic injuries, was motivated by a devastating case…
read more