Dr. Robert Hadden, a former obstetrician-gynecologist affiliated with Columbia University and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, is being sued by hundreds of patients for sexual exploitation and abuse. Internal hospital records reveal that Columbia administrators were aware of Hadden’s abuse, and did nothing except cover it up for the past 36 years.
As a result of Columbia’s fraud, many victims were completely unaware they were being exploited and abused by Hadden. If you were exposed to Robert Hadden at Columbia University and its related medical clinics, contact The DiPietro Law Firm today.
Time is on our side, but it’s not unlimited. The deadline to file is approaching fast. Contact us to file your claim.
Investigations revealed that Columbia University and its affiliated hospitals were aware of Hadden's misconduct as early as 1987 but failed to take appropriate action, allowing Hadden to continue exploiting and abusing patients for several decades. This negligence has led to widespread criticism of Columbia University for the role it played in this cover-up.
The case of Dr. Robert Hadden underscores the critical importance of institutional accountability in preventing and stopping sexual abuse within medical settings.
If you or a loved one experienced an inappropriate encounter or abuse by former OB/GYN Robert Hadden, you may be eligible to file a claim.
Our goal is to prevent future abuse, and ensure that Robert Hadden—and those who allowed his misconduct to continue—are held accountable for their role in committing and enabling sexual misconduct.
In June 2013, The DiPietro Law Firm filed the first of over 750 lawsuits against Dr. Robert Hadden and Columbia University in Manhattan Supreme Court. Over the past decade, significant developments have emerged in the cases surrounding Hadden’s sexual exploitation and abuse of patients under the guise of medical care and treatment.
In 2016, the New York State Court convicted Hadden after he pleaded guilty to making oral contact with one patient, and forcible touching of another patient.
More recently, a federal court convicted Hadden on criminal charges of inducing six women to cross state lines with the intent to commit sexual abuse.
The recently unsealed federal indictment reveals that Hadden sexually assaulted numerous female patients over more than 20 years, with multiple incidents reportedly occurring between 1993 and 2012, though earlier cases are known to exist.
Columbia University Irving Medical Center and The New York-Presbyterian reached a $165 million settlement on behalf of 147 clients of The DiPietro Law Firm. This follows a previous $71.5 million settlement in 2021, for 79 of Hadden’s former past patients.
The DiPietro Law Firm is currently representing hundreds of new patients who sexually exploited and abused by Robert Hadden.
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The DiPietro Law Firm is the Original Patient Safety and Medical Malpractice Law Firm for People—not corporations. The DiPietro Law Firm has decades worth of experience in Obstetric Malpractice and sexual exploitation and abuse cases. Over the past several decades, Mr. DiPietro has personally filed hundreds of cases involving inappropriate, predatory, and corrupt physician and healthcare institutions across the country. He also has extensive experience in working with clients who have experienced various forms of sexual exploitation in a medical setting, as well as fraudulent medical practices, and sexual abuse. Our firm will skillfully gather the facts and evidence, in a way that is dignified and puts the power back into your hands. The point of this process is to be as empowering as possible, while we work to ensure this kind of thing doesn’t happen to anyone else in the future.
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