Unsettling News About the Heaps Settlement

Back in November, we noted that a class-action settlement had been reached in the Heaps case for $73 million.* Apparently, however, that may not have been the end of the matter. From MyNewsLA:

Attorneys representing former UCLA students who allege they were sexually abused by disgraced ex-campus gynecologist/oncologist James Heaps urged other former patients to opt out of a $73 million federal class-action settlement before the May 6 deadline.

A federal judge in January gave preliminary approval of the settlement in which the University of California system agreed to pay $73 million to more than 5,500 women who were patients of Heaps, who has been charged with 20 felony counts of sexual assault.

The agreement — which requires the judge’s final approval in July — is part of a class-action suit against the university and Heaps brought by women who allege they were sexually abused and assaulted by the doctor at UCLA medical facilities. The settlement also requires UCLA to ensure stronger oversight procedures for identification, prevention and reporting of sexual misconduct..

Full story at:

https://mynewsla.com/crime/2021/04/20/sexually-abused-by-disgraced-ucla-gynecologist-attorneys-urge-ex-patients-to-opt-out-of-73-million-settlement/

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*http://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2020/11/heaps-settlement.html