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Litigation

Jan. 20, 2011

Jaycee Dugard v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

California Tort Claims Act, JAMS, San Francisco


The ugly details of the case read like the plot of a horror novel: a girl snatched from a South Lake Tahoe bus stop and held captive for nearly 20 years, during which time she bore two children by her alleged kidnapper.


Since resurfacing in 2009, Jaycee Dugard has found herself the reluctant subject of newspaper articles around the world. But thanks to a $20 million settlement approved by legislators this summer, the state of California will be held responsible f...

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