Special Master Appointment Denied As USC Gynecologist Abuse Settlement Approaches

Mealey's (August 1, 2019, 11:16 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — The California federal judge overseeing settlement proceedings in class litigation against the University of Southern California (USC) for alleged decades of sexual abuse by the school’s campus gynecologist issued an order on July 11 denying a joint motion for a ruling on the plaintiffs’ renewed motion for appointment of a special master (Lucy Chi v. University of Southern California, et al., No. 18-4258, C.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 125358)....