Los Angeles Date Rape Attorneys

It is very upsetting to see the number of date rapes that are being reported in the Los Angeles area. Many incidents are occurring on college campuses across the state, while others are the result of a blind date, in which a person is drugged and then raped by someone they did not know well. But the one common theme in these unthinkable incidents is that the victim of these invasions has legal options after being drugged and assaulted or drugged and raped. At Normandie Law Firm, our Los Angeles date rape attorneys are here to provide legal help for date rape victims and secure the compensation they deserve.

The office staff at Normandie Law Firm can be reached around the clock to provide you with date rape victims legal help and more information on the services offered by our California date rape lawyers. All you need to do is reach out to our dedicated team and know that soon, you will have a free consultation with an expert date rape attorney in Los Angeles who will discuss the details of the incident with you in a private and judgement free setting to help you understand how a civil lawsuit for rape in California is processed and what is could provide to help you begin your healing process.

But please also know that even after you have completed the free consultation with the Normandie Law Firm sexual abuse lawyers in Los Angeles, you are never obligated to pursue a lawsuit against a college for rape or any other civil lawsuit for sexual assault. Our only goal is to ensure all date rape victims get the legal information and help they need from an experienced sexual abuse law firm to make the choices that best fulfill their immediate and long-term needs. Please reach out to our compassionate staff, who are proud to be well-known and respected as an expert rape and sexual assault law firm.

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What Are The Common Symptoms Of Being Drugged During A Date Rape?
As an experienced Los Angeles date rape attorney for victims, our staff will help you sort out the facts and timeline of the night or time in question. You likely have the feeling of lost time or the inability to clearly recall the incidents that occurred when you were date raped. It is often very upsetting for a date rape victim to realize that not only were they raped, but they were also drugged before that part of the ordeal.

Victims should know that many of the feelings or thoughts they have that are making them question what happened and their ability to trust their own memories are the result of a date rape drug. Aggressors use these drugs to prevent the victim from being able to say no or decline their advances. Common signs that you have been drugged during a date rape include:

• Feeling dazed, confused, or disoriented when you wake up
• An inability to recall the details of the night or incident, as well as difficulty establishing a timeline
• You feel drunk or hungover, but did not drink or only had a small amount to drink
• You wake up and realize that you were not asleep but instead were unconscious
• You find your clothing is torn and damaged as if torn from your body
• You have injuries you do not remember suffering
• There is pain in your genital area and discomfort when urinating

All of these indications of date rape and possible drug-related date rape should cause you to seek medical help immediately. Your medical care provider will perform a complete medical evaluation and will document their findings that can later be critical in an issue related to college rape liability, date rape civil lawsuit, or in fraternity sexual assault lawsuits after an event with multiple rapes during a fraternity event. After seeking professional medical care, please reach out to Normandie Law Firm to request a free consultation with our expert date rape attorneys or our sexual assault attorneys to help you better understand your rights.

Can I Sue Someone For Drugging Me And Raping Me?
You most certainly can file a civil lawsuit when you have been the victim of being drugged and raped. A civil lawsuit is possible in California when someone forces you to have sex against your will, initiates sexual contact and does not stop when you say no, or when they cause you to be incapacitated and unable to say no to having sexual relations with them.

In cases involving common date rape drugs like GHB, ketamine, and Rohypnol, the victim can file a lawsuit in addition to the felony charges that could be filed against anyone who has those drugs and uses them to date rape another person. If you feel that you were drugged and date raped, please reach out to the expert date rape attorneys at Normandie Law Firm today. Our staff is ready to provide the information and help you need to begin to take action and hold your attacker accountable for the harm and pain they have caused you.

Why Victims Pursue A Civil Date Rape Lawsuit
After suffering date rape or being drugged and raped, you likely feel helpless, ashamed, angry, and scared. These are all very common after suffering such a violation of your body. Many victims who reach out to Normandie Law Firm to learn about their legal options after being drugged and assaulted are unsure they have the confidence and nerve to go through with the lawsuit. They fear having to sit in a courtroom and share those embarrassing and personal details. However, once they hear why many other victims have pursued legal action, they gain more confidence. Some of the reasons our clients have taken legal action against their aggressors include:

• Filing a civil lawsuit helps the victim feel as if they are regaining control of their life and decreases feelings of helplessness
• If they find the person who raped them was not charged criminally, the civil lawsuit is a way to hold them accountable and make them answer for their actions
• The civil case has a lower burden of proof than a criminal case
• Multiple parties could be held accountable in a civil rape lawsuit, such as a learning institution or an employer
• The victim can secure compensation to help cover the cost of treatment required because of the date rape or assault, as well as their other losses

How To Prove A Date Rape Case In Court
There is less proof required to win a civil rape lawsuit than for a person to be charged and found guilty of rape in a criminal case. Working with your Normandie Law Firm date rape attorneys, you will compile the evidence that is needed to help you win your civil lawsuit. In most cases, you will be simply passing along the medical records and information you received when you are seen by medical care providers after the rape, while Normandie Law Firm employs investigators to gather the remaining evidence, other than personal communications, that could be used as evidence.

In California, the common information and evidence that will be used to win your rape civil lawsuit includes:

• Forensic evidence that would include the medical reports from your initial care at a medical facility after the rape, such as the results of the rape kit and other sources of DNA that were gathered within 96 hours of the date rape
• Physical evidence, which can include letters, texts, emails, or other communication from the assailant to you or vice versa, as well as any other communication from the attacker to others with information about the date rape or social media posts – testimony from others who saw you with your attacker on the date of the incident or on previous days can also be helpful
• Your testimony will be a significant factor in winning your rape civil lawsuit – the jury will typically place a great deal of weight on compelling and heartfelt testimony from the victim that shows the desire to stop the aggressor from ever hurting anyone else

The Time Limit To File Date Rape Lawsuit In California
When an adult in California is date raped or sexually assaulted, they are given ten years to file a lawsuit with the court. The time limit begins on the date of the most recent sexual assault and is strictly enforced. The only exception to the rule of a decade to take legal action is when the victim was unaware of the rape or sexual assault. This is common in instances that involve date rape, where a drug was used to incapacitate the victim. Many drugged date rape victims only discover the incident after many years.

When this occurs, the victim is given three years from when they discover they were raped or sexually assaulted to file their lawsuit with the court. It does not matter if the victim was sexually assaulted more than a decade ago; if they have recently discovered it for the first time, they have the full three years to take legal action.

In cases where the victim was date raped or sexually abused as a minor, such as a situation of a college rape of a minor, the date of the incident is significant. If the rape or sexual assault happened before January 1, 2024, the victim is given 22 years from the date they reach the age of majority to file a lawsuit with the court. Essentially, that means they must take legal action against their abuser before turning 40 if they were sexually assaulted or raped as a minor before that date.

If the sexual assault or date rape happened to a minor after January 1, 2024, there is no time limit for the victim to file a lawsuit against their abuser. Even if the victim does not know about the date rape or chooses not to take legal action for decades, they can still pursue a civil rape lawsuit. However, it is critical to understand that in waiting to file a date rape lawsuit, the victim is risking the potential to lose the case, as it is much more challenging to gather evidence and get witness statements after many years have passed. Please reach out to the expert date rape attorneys at Normandie Law Firm today to discuss your case and learn more about your right to pursue civil action after a date rape.

Can Colleges Be Sued For Allowing Sexual Assault?
When a person in college or even in another kind of school suffers a date rape or sexual assault, there could be accountability for the act that falls on the college or school. College rape liability is common in fraternity sexual assault lawsuits. There are often activities going on at fraternities and on college campuses that are unsafe for the students. Because colleges have a legal obligation to protect all students, there are times when the college can be partially responsible for a date rape or sexual assault. In instances that involve a college student being raped, the victim will undoubtedly benefit from the decades of combined expertise of the Normandie Law Firm’s college sexual assault attorneys and our campus rape attorneys. Please make time today to get in touch with Normandie Law Firm to learn more about your rights as a college student who suffered a date rape or if you were sexually assaulted at a college function or on its property.

What Ids The Possible Compensation For My Date Rape Civil Lawsuit?
Nothing will be able to erase the pain, anger, and trauma of a date rape or being sexually assaulted. However, when you pursue legal action, the compensation you receive can help you begin to heal, pay medical bills, and get the emotional therapy and treatment you need to regain control of your life and get it back on the path or close to the path you were on before the incident. Some of the most common items that are included when compensation for a Los Angeles date rape case is calculated include:

• The cost of all medical care related to the injuries suffered during the date rape or sexual assault
• The expenses related to all emotional and psychological treatment and therapy needed to address the trauma and stress caused by the rape or sexual assault
• Any loss of earning capacity due to the ramifications of the date rape or sexual assault
• Your lost income if you are unable to work while recovering from the physical and emotional harm of the date rape or sexual assault
• Punitive damages for the harm caused by the assailant
• All legal fees and expenses related to preparing, filing, and litigating your date rape or sexual assault civil lawsuit

No Added Hardships At Normandie Law Firm
When you hire Normandie Law Firm to handle your date rape or sexual assault civil lawsuit, we never require any out of pocket payments to begin working on the case. We only get paid for our time and reimbursed for the expenses and fees we paid on your behalf once the lawsuit is resolved. At that time, you will have received the compensation for the case, which will include funds to cover the cost of all your legal fees and other expenses. Finally, if your Normandie Law Firm California date rape lawyers fail to win the case and secure the compensation you need and deserve, you owe the firm nothing. Please make time at your earliest opportunity to get in touch with the caring and compassionate team at Normandie Law Firm to learn more about your legal options after being drugged and assaulted.

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