US EditionColumbia, New York-Presbyterian Hospital settle hundreds of sex abuse claims involving ex-doctor
- In 2023, a settlement resolving 576 sexual abuse claims linked to doctor Robert Hadden was reached involving the Ivy League institution and its affiliated medical center, along with a major New York healthcare provider.
- The allegations first surfaced in 2012, leading to state charges in 2014 and expanded federal indictments in 2020 amid growing public attention from the #MeToo movement.
- Hadden, a disgraced former gynecologist, was convicted in 2023 of federal sex crimes and sentenced to 20 years, while victims continued to reveal abuse spanning decades at prominent hospitals.
- The $750 million settlement, approved by a Manhattan judge, includes a $100 million fund for victims, with average payouts estimated at $1.3 million, and was accompanied by Columbia's new safety and investigation measures.
- Plaintiffs' attorney DiPietro emphasized accountability and said this outcome signals institutions covering abuse will be held responsible and survivors will not be silenced.
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(MedPage Today) -- Columbia University and New York-Presbyterian Hospital will pay $750 million to settle hundreds of sexual abuse claims against former ob/gyn Robert Hadden, MD, who was previously criminally convicted and sentenced to 20 years...
Columbia Will Pay Survivors of Abusive Doctor $750 Million After ProPublica Revealed University’s Failures
The sweeping deal means the Ivy League school’s settlements will total more than $1 billion for over 1,000 claims of sexual abuse by former patients of OB-GYN Robert Hadden, who worked at the university for 20 years despite decades of complaints.
Columbia University and a hospital in New York reached an agreement for $750 million with hundreds of women sexually assaulted by a retired gynaecologist, said a victim’s lawyer on Tuesday. Robert Hadden, described by prosecutors as a “white-collar predator” pays a 20-year prison sentence after being convicted last year of sexual abuse. Hadden was accused of abusing dozens of women between the early 1990s and 2012, including Evelyn Yang, whose h…
Columbia Settles for $750M Over Former Doctor’s Sexual Assaults
Columbia University and New York–Presbyterian Hospital will pay $750 million to hundreds of individuals who were sexually abused by former doctor Robert A. Hadden, bringing total legal payouts to former patients to over $1 billion, according to the plaintiffs’ lawyer.
JUST IN: $756 Million To Cover Massive Betrayal By Gynecologist
New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University have agreed to a $750 million settlement of hundreds of sexual abuse claims by former patients of the disgraced gynecologist Robert Hadden. Hadden, who is serving a 20-year federal sentence after being found guilty on sex crimes, was accused of molesting patients for decades while working at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Anthony T. DiPietro, at…
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