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, attorney of the plaintiffs who were awarded the massive sum, shared, “This victory is not just for the victims and survivors of Columbia University and The New York-Presbyterian Hospital’s cover-up who bravely came forward, but for all of us who entrust medical institutions with our health care.”
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The settlement was part of 576 legal cases against Columbia and New York-Presbyterian, which
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