Litigation
Jun. 2, 2004
Jury Awards $425,000 to Child Molested by His Foster Father
LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles jury has awarded $425,000 to a child, Ronald C., who was molested by his foster father. The panel, in its verdict Thursday, found Los Angeles County liable for 30 percent of the award, or $162,000, because social workers failed to report earlier complaints that the foster father had molested another child. Collins v. County of Los Angeles, BC218877 (L.A. Super. Ct., filed Oct. 21, 1999).
The panel, in its verdict Thursday, found Los Angele...
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