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Personal Injury
School Incident
Sexual Abuse

Jane Doe 5, et al. v. University of Southern California, Board of Trustees of the University of Southern California, George Tyndall, M.D.

Published: Apr. 9, 2021 | Result Date: Mar. 25, 2021 | Filing Date: May 25, 2018 |

Case number: BC705677 Settlement –  $842,400,000

Judge

Carolyn B. Kuhl

Court

Los Angeles County Superior Court


Attorneys

Plaintiff

John C. Manly
(Manly, Stewart & Finaldi)

Mike Arias
(Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Team LLP)

Vince W. Finaldi
(Manly, Stewart & Finaldi)

Jane E. Reilley
(Manly, Stewart & Finaldi)

Sharyl B. Garza
(Manly, Stewart & Finaldi)

Alfredo Torrijos
(Arias, Sanguinetti, Wang & Torrijos LLP)


Defendant

N. Denise Taylor
(Taylor DeMarco LLP)

Stephen C. Fraser
(Fraser, Watson & Croutch LLP)

Catherine A. Conway
(Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP)


Facts

USC gynecologist Dr. George Raymond Tyndall sexually abused, harassed and assaulted thousands of young female patients at the USC Student Health Center, over the course of nearly three decades, under the guise of providing medically legitimate treatment.

Contentions

PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS: Plaintiffs contended that USC knew of Tyndall's propensity to abuse and harass his patient through numerous complaints raised by both patients and other USC employees yet continued to employ Tyndall as the USC Student Health Center's only full-time gynecologist for years.

DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS: Defendant denied the contentions.

Result

Global settlement in the amount of $842,400,000 to settle the state court claims of 702 Plaintiffs.

Other Information

MEDIATORS: Hon. Daniel J. Buckley; Jeffrey Krivis.


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