Civil Litigation
Feb. 10, 2022
UC will pay $246M to women abused by UCLA gynecologist
The settlement covers 50 cases with allegations that span UCLA gynecologist James Heaps’ 35-year career. 203 women will receive $1.2 million each, attorneys said.
The University of California agreed to pay $243.6 million to 203 women who said UCLA gynecologist James Heaps groped or abused them.
The settlement covers 50 cases with allegations that span Heaps' 35-year career. Each woman will receive $1.2 million, attorneys said. A.B. et al. v. Regents of the University of California, et al., 2:20-cv-09555-RGK-E (C.D. Cal., filed Jul. 12, 2021)
In a statement Tuesda...
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