USA Gymnastics and USOPC reach $380m settlement with Nassar abuse survivors

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USA Gymnastics and USOPC reach $380m settlement with Nassar abuse survivors

  • Disgraced doctor abused dozens of athletes in his care
  • Organizations were accused of failing to stop abuse

Survivors of disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar have reached a $380m settlement with USA Gymnastics, the US Olympic & Paralympic Committee and their insurers after a five-year legal battle. The settlement was confirmed during a hearing in a federal bankruptcy court in Indianapolis on Monday.

“This settlement is the result of the bravery of hundreds of survivors who, despite legal obstacles, long odds and the best corporate legal talent money can buy, refused to be silent. The power of their story eventually won the day,” John Manly, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said on Monday.

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