USC Student-Patients Want $215 Million Sex Abuse Pact Ok’d

BLOOMBERG

Patients alleging the University of Southern California did nothing to stop a doctor who sexually abused them at an on-campus medical clinic are urging a federal court in California to grant final approval to a $215 million class action settlement.

Reaction to the proposed agreement between USC, physician George Tyndall, USC’s board of trustees, and hundreds of patients has been overwhelmingly positive, class action counsel told the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California Nov. 18. read more »

Jeffrey Epstein Suicide: Two Jail Workers Charged

NEW YORK TIMES

The charges are the first to arise from a criminal investigation into the death of Mr. Epstein, the disgraced financier who hanged himself at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges. read more »

NV Gaming board recommends tougher harassment, discrimination regulations

THE CENTER SQUARE

The Nevada Gaming Control Board wants to strengthen discrimination and harassment regulations within the industry.

The board voted unanimously this week to recommend the changes to the Gaming Commission.

The issue of discrimination and harassment in the gaming industry has been under scrutiny in the past year as Steve Wynn, the head of Wynn Resorts, was fined $20 million and faces potential banishment from the industry over sexual misconduct allegations. read more »