Lisa Bloom

Litigation is tough. Many people, by the way, we represent, we don't file. We do pre-litigation settlement. That's, for many people, the right thing. They can get a settlement. It's all confidential. They go on with their lives. That's what a lot of people still want. And so we still do a lot of that. And how long do these cases typically take? Years.

Litigation is tough. Many people, by the way, we represent, we don't file. We do pre-litigation settlement. That's, for many people, the right thing. They can get a settlement. It's all confidential. They go on with their lives. That's what a lot of people still want. And so we still do a lot of that. And how long do these cases typically take? Years.

Once you file, I would say you should expect maybe two years to get to trial. That's a long time, right? To be going over the details of your sexual abuse over and over. And I tell them, You may be having a good day. You had a great day at work. You had a great day with your partner and your kid. And then you get a call from me.

Once you file, I would say you should expect maybe two years to get to trial. That's a long time, right? To be going over the details of your sexual abuse over and over. And I tell them, You may be having a good day. You had a great day at work. You had a great day with your partner and your kid. And then you get a call from me.

You know, I need to get some questions answered in discovery and it all comes crashing down on you. Right. Or worse, somebody is unemployed and the case becomes their whole life. I understand that, too, because it's it's such a vortex that you get sucked into. But that's also very unhealthy. So people need to have an emotional support person. They need to be in therapy.

You know, I need to get some questions answered in discovery and it all comes crashing down on you. Right. Or worse, somebody is unemployed and the case becomes their whole life. I understand that, too, because it's it's such a vortex that you get sucked into. But that's also very unhealthy. So people need to have an emotional support person. They need to be in therapy.

They need to have other things going on in their lives because a couple of years fighting litigation is really tough. And again, that's why a lot of people settle before filing because they know themselves and they say like, I just can't do that.

They need to have other things going on in their lives because a couple of years fighting litigation is really tough. And again, that's why a lot of people settle before filing because they know themselves and they say like, I just can't do that.

I would say 95% prefer to settle without going to litigation. We send a confidential demand letter. We often have mediations, which are confidential and confidential. they're done. They move on with their lives. There are some cases that we have to file because there might be a statute of limitations taking those time deadlines to file. And so we have to.

I would say 95% prefer to settle without going to litigation. We send a confidential demand letter. We often have mediations, which are confidential and confidential. they're done. They move on with their lives. There are some cases that we have to file because there might be a statute of limitations taking those time deadlines to file. And so we have to.

Other cases, I don't want to settle because I believe that the person has already gotten away with this in the past and a confidential settlement is just going to enable them to continue to do it. Other cases, we tried to settle before litigating and the other side was not reasonable. And so we file it. I would say most of the time, the other side will come to the bargaining table and we'll

Other cases, I don't want to settle because I believe that the person has already gotten away with this in the past and a confidential settlement is just going to enable them to continue to do it. Other cases, we tried to settle before litigating and the other side was not reasonable. And so we file it. I would say most of the time, the other side will come to the bargaining table and we'll

have a negotiation sometimes they won't even do that so then we file or if the negotiation doesn't go well we don't think they're being reasonable then we will file lisa i do have a question going back to your client john doe and you said this allegation or these incidents happened starting at 2007

have a negotiation sometimes they won't even do that so then we file or if the negotiation doesn't go well we don't think they're being reasonable then we will file lisa i do have a question going back to your client john doe and you said this allegation or these incidents happened starting at 2007

One of the things we say in his complaint, so I don't think I'm disclosing anything improper, is that Sean Combs being arrested and being in prison lowered his fear level, right? He still has fear. But it did make him more comfortable in coming forward now. It would be an overstatement to say that he's comfortable. He's not comfortable now. He's still scared.

One of the things we say in his complaint, so I don't think I'm disclosing anything improper, is that Sean Combs being arrested and being in prison lowered his fear level, right? He still has fear. But it did make him more comfortable in coming forward now. It would be an overstatement to say that he's comfortable. He's not comfortable now. He's still scared.

He's still very anxious about bringing this case. He feels a little bit better that we were able to prevail on the motion that he could be a John Doe. But, you know, there's always a chance that his name will get out there and it will be humiliating for him. People don't want to be known as a sexual abuse victim or even an accuser.

He's still very anxious about bringing this case. He feels a little bit better that we were able to prevail on the motion that he could be a John Doe. But, you know, there's always a chance that his name will get out there and it will be humiliating for him. People don't want to be known as a sexual abuse victim or even an accuser.

It reminds me a lot of the 11 women I represented against Jeffrey Epstein. Once he went to prison, a lot of them came forward. But even after he died, some of them were still scared. And I found that to be so interesting about the trauma response. that a lot of times it's not rational. You could say, look, he's dead. You have nothing to fear now.

It reminds me a lot of the 11 women I represented against Jeffrey Epstein. Once he went to prison, a lot of them came forward. But even after he died, some of them were still scared. And I found that to be so interesting about the trauma response. that a lot of times it's not rational. You could say, look, he's dead. You have nothing to fear now.