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Litigation & Arbitration

Oct. 12, 2023

$135M verdict in decades-old school abuse case

The case was made possible by a 2019 law that created a three-year window to file civil suits over old claims of sexual abuse of children.

Two former Moreno Valley Unified School District students who were sexually abused by their teacher in the 1990s won a $135 million jury award.

“While no amount of money can replace what was stolen from these two men, we are grateful to the jury for holding the Moreno Valley Unified School District accountable for their unconscionable acts that robbed these men of their childhood,” plaintiff’s attorney Spencer Lucas said.

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