University of California Agrees to Pay $243 Million to Settle Doctor Sex Abuse Claims

University of California Agrees to Pay $243 Million to Settle Doctor Sex Abuse Claims
A student walks past Royce Hall on the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Calif., on Nov. 15, 2017. Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
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LOS ANGELES—University of California officials have agreed to pay $243 million to settle the legal claims of about 200 women who have accused a former UCLA gynecologist of sexual abuse.

The settlement by the University of California regents, the system’s governing board, marks the second in lawsuits stemming from the accusations against Dr. James Heaps, 65.