Jan. 13, 2026
Judge orders foster-care abuse cases back on trial track amid LA County settlement delays
With Los Angeles County's massive juvenile sexual abuse settlement still being allocated, a judge has ordered dozens of private foster-care abuse lawsuits to move toward trial, warning that global settlement delays will not suspend statutory deadlines.
With Los Angeles County's $4 billion juvenile sexual abuse settlement still awaiting allocation, a judge on Monday ordered dozens of long-stalled cases related to private foster home claims back onto a trial track, warning that settlement delays will not excuse looming statutory deadlines.
At a status conference, Superior Court Judge Laura A. Seigle told the parties she will begin setting trial dates and holding individual status hearings for cases filed in 2021 and 2022, many...
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