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Top Civil Rights Class Action Settlements In 2022
Settlement numbers in civil rights class actions were robust. The top ten settlements
totaled $1.31 billion. Among the various case resolutions, an array of sexual abuse
class actions against universities fueled over $1 billion worth of settlements.
1. $490 million – Doe, et al v. University Of Michigan, Case No. 20-CV-10629
(E.D. Mich. Nov. 8, 2022) (settlement of a putative class action filed against the
University of Michigan alleging sexual abuse of thousands of male students by a
doctor employed by the school were dismissed by stipulation of the parties).
2. $374.4 million – Doe, et al. v. Regents Of The University Of California, Case
No. 19-STCV-20594 (Cal. Super. May 24, 2022) (settlement agreement reached
resolving claims of 300 individuals alleging that they were subjected to sexual
abuse by a gynecologist employed by the university).
3. $243.6 million – Doe, et al. v. Regents Of The University Of California, Case
No. 19-STCV-20594 (Cal. Super. Feb. 8, 2022) (settlement agreement reached
resolving claims from more than 200 individuals alleging that they were subjected
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