USC agrees to $852 million payout in sex abuse lawsuit
3 years, 9 months ago

USC agrees to $852 million payout in sex abuse lawsuit

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} The University of Southern California has agreed to an $852 million settlement with more than 700 women who have accused the college’s longtime campus gynecologist of sexual abuse, the victims’ lawyers and USC announced Thursday. The $852 million civil settlement is believed to be the largest sexual abuse settlement against any university, according to the plaintiffs’ attorneys, as well as the largest personal injury settlement against any college or university. In 2018, Michigan State University agreed to pay $500 million to settle claims from more than 300 women and girls who said they were assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar That settlement was considered the largest at the time, far surpassing the $100 million-plus paid by Penn State University to settle claims by at least 35 people who accused assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky of sexual abuse.

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County will pay $7.5 million settlement to girls sexually abused by sheriff’s deputy
3 weeks, 3 days ago

County will pay $7.5 million settlement to girls sexually abused by sheriff’s deputy

LA Times  

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Essex, show in an undated photo, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for sexually abusing girls. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved paying $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit on behalf of several girls who were sexually assaulted by a former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy. The settlement …

U.S. to pay $116M settlement over rampant sexual abuse at Calif. women's prison
3 weeks, 4 days ago

U.S. to pay $116M settlement over rampant sexual abuse at Calif. women's prison

NPR  

U.S. to pay $116M settlement over rampant sexual abuse at Calif. women's prison toggle caption Jeff Chiu/AP NEW YORK — The U.S. government will pay nearly $116 million to resolve lawsuits brought by more than 100 women who say they were abused or mistreated at a now-shuttered federal prison in California that was known as the "rape club" because of …

Decades of failures leave L.A. County facing up to $3 billion in sex abuse claims
1 year, 8 months ago

Decades of failures leave L.A. County facing up to $3 billion in sex abuse claims

LA Times  

Many claims arise from MacLaren Children’s Center, a since-closed shelter where former foster children say physical and sexual abuse ran rampant. Los Angeles County “just didn’t come up,” said former Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, who But three years after the law went into effect, L.A. County — responsible for facilities meant to protect and rehabilitate the region’s youth — has …

USC makes confidential settlement with 80 students, many LGBTQ, who accused doctor of misconduct
2 years, 8 months ago

USC makes confidential settlement with 80 students, many LGBTQ, who accused doctor of misconduct

LA Times  

USC has reached a settlement with former patients of Dr. Dennis Kelly, who worked at the campus health center, above. In a joint statement released Thursday, USC and lawyers for the alleged victims of Dr. Dennis Kelly said that “all parties have mutually agreed that the details of the settlement will remain confidential.” The statement continued: “The parties hope that …

Ohio State settles more suits over sex abuse by team doctor
2 years, 8 months ago

Ohio State settles more suits over sex abuse by team doctor

Associated Press  

TOLEDO, Ohio — Ohio State University will pay $2 million to settle more lawsuits brought by men who said they were sexually abused decades ago by now-deceased team doctor Richard Strauss, increasing the number of survivors who’ve reached settlement agreements to nearly 290. The latest settlement announced Friday ends lawsuits brought by 57 survivors whose cases had been dismissed by …

U. of Michigan agrees to settle students’ sex-abuse lawsuit
2 years, 9 months ago

U. of Michigan agrees to settle students’ sex-abuse lawsuit

Associated Press  

The University of Michigan has reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit brought by students who sought to force changes in how the school protects the campus from sexual misconduct. In January, the school announced a $490 million settlement with Anderson’s accusers — a separate legal action from the class-action suit brought by Josephine Graham, a University of Michigan senior. …

Abuse victims see inequity in payouts at 2 Michigan schools
2 years, 11 months ago

Abuse victims see inequity in payouts at 2 Michigan schools

Associated Press  

Two former University of Michigan football stars who stand to receive as much as $500,000 each through the school’s sexual abuse settlement with more than 1,000 students say the per-victim payouts should be much higher, pointing to a similar case at rival Michigan State. Although the victims of the school’s former sports doctor Robert Anderson are expected to receive between …

EXPLAINER: How will U. of Michigan assault settlement work?
2 years, 11 months ago

EXPLAINER: How will U. of Michigan assault settlement work?

Associated Press  

DETROIT — A $490 million deal to settle claims of sexual assault against a University of Michigan doctor will be handled in a similar way to the $500 million agreement worked out in 2018 by Michigan State University and the victims of Larry Nassar. THE SCHOOL’S RESPONSE When lawsuits were filed in 2020, U-M lawyers said the allegations were too …

U. of Michigan settlement latest in school sex abuse payouts
2 years, 11 months ago

U. of Michigan settlement latest in school sex abuse payouts

Associated Press  

A financial payout for more than 1,000 people — mostly men — who say they were sexually assaulted by former University of Michigan sports doctor Robert Anderson is the latest multimillion-dollar settlement involving schools faced with sexual misconduct scandals. — The University of Southern California agreed in 2021 to an $852 million settlement with more than 700 women who accused …

U. of Michigan reaches $490M settlement over sexual abuse
2 years, 11 months ago

U. of Michigan reaches $490M settlement over sexual abuse

Associated Press  

The University of Michigan announced a $490 million settlement Wednesday with more than 1,000 people who say they were sexually assaulted by a sports doctor during his nearly four-decade career at the school. The university said 1,050 people will share in the financial settlement, the latest in several large payouts made by American universities following accusations of repeated sexual abuse …

University of Michigan reaches $490-million settlement over doctor’s sexual abuse
2 years, 11 months ago

University of Michigan reaches $490-million settlement over doctor’s sexual abuse

LA Times  

Hundreds of people say they were sexually assaulted by former University of Michigan sports Dr. Robert Anderson. The University of Michigan announced a $490-million settlement Wednesday with more than 1,000 people who say they were sexually assaulted by a sports doctor during his nearly four-decade career at the school. The university said 1,050 people will share in the financial settlement, …

University of Michigan agrees to $490m sexual abuse settlement
2 years, 11 months ago

University of Michigan agrees to $490m sexual abuse settlement

Al Jazeera  

US university says 1,050 people who say they were sexually abused by a former sports doctor will share the settlement. Tad DeLuca, the whistleblower whose letter to Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel alleging sexual assault sparked an investigation into Anderson, found no joy in the settlement and said it would not address deeper issues. The deal came just after two …

San Jose State to pay $1.6 million to athletes over handling of sex abuse allegations
3 years, 3 months ago

San Jose State to pay $1.6 million to athletes over handling of sex abuse allegations

LA Times  

San Jose State University has agreed to pay $1.6 million to more than a dozen female athletes, part of a settlement with the Department of Justice that found that the university failed to properly handle the students’ allegations of sexual abuse by a former athletic trainer. According to the federal report, he is accused of touching athletes’ “breasts, groins, buttocks …

Judge OKs $73-million payout to victims of alleged sexual abuse by UCLA gynecologist
3 years, 5 months ago

Judge OKs $73-million payout to victims of alleged sexual abuse by UCLA gynecologist

LA Times  

A federal judge Monday gave final approval to a $73-million settlement of a lawsuit alleging that some 6,000 women were sexually abused by a former UCLA gynecologist. The 2019 class-action suit involved allegations that, from 1983 to 2018, Dr. James Heaps groped women, simulated intercourse with an ultrasound probe or made inappropriate comments during examinations at the UCLA student health …

USC agrees to $852 million payout in sex abuse lawsuit
3 years, 9 months ago

USC agrees to $852 million payout in sex abuse lawsuit

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The University of Southern California has agreed to an $852 million settlement with more than 700 women who have accused the college’s longtime campus gynecologist of sexual abuse, the victims’ lawyers and USC announced Thursday. The $852 million civil settlement is believed to be the largest sexual abuse settlement against any university, according to the plaintiffs’ attorneys, …

USC’s $1.1-billion payout: Here is who gets the settlements and other details
3 years, 9 months ago

USC’s $1.1-billion payout: Here is who gets the settlements and other details

LA Times  

Attorney John Manly speaks Thursday during a press conference on the historic settlement with USC over sexual misconduct by former campus gynecologist Dr. George Tyndall. The $1.1-billion payout to former patients of USC gynecologist George Tyndall, who was accused harassing and assaulting a generation of female students, ranks as the largest sexual abuse settlement in American higher education. After The …

USC’s controversial $215-million settlement with gynecologist’s victims moves forward
5 years, 10 months ago

USC’s controversial $215-million settlement with gynecologist’s victims moves forward

LA Times  

The exterior of USC’s student health center, where scores of patients saw Dr. George Tyndall for gynecological care. As federal regulators continue investigating USC’s handling of a campus gynecologist accused of sexual abuse, the university is pressing forward with a $215-million class-action settlement with former patients. Layn Phillips, a retired federal judge who previously mediated Michigan State University’s $500-million settlement …

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