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Hartgrove Behavioral Health System, located in Chicago, Illinois, is a psychiatric facility that provides inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment to children, adolescents, and adults. Owned and operated by UHS of Hartgrove, Inc., a subsidiary of Universal Health Services (UHS), the facility serves patients suffering from a range of psychiatric disorders, including depression, PTSD, ADHD, and behavioral disorders.

Despite its mission to provide psychiatric care, Hartgrove Hospital has faced persistent allegations of abuse, neglect, and institutional failures, particularly concerning the treatment of minors. Over the years, reports have surfaced of staff members exploiting patients, failure to supervise vulnerable minors, and systemic efforts to cover up abuse rather than report it. These allegations are consistent with issues found across multiple UHS-owned behavioral health facilities.

UHS Hartgrove in Illinois

This page is about settlement compensation in sex abuse civil lawsuits. Our lawyes look at sex abuse settlement amounts and jury awards, analyzing both example compensation claims and discussing how payouts are calculated in sex abuse lawsuits.

Our attorneys handle these claims nationwide. If you are a victim of sexual assault or abuse, call us today at 800-553-8082 or contact us confidentially online.   Our sex abuse lawyers can help you get the compensation and justice you deserve for what you have been through.

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Anyone who was the victim of sexual abuse at school can file a civil lawsuit against the school and get compensation. You can sue the school for failing to prevent the sexual abuse, even for incidents that happened decades ago. Any form or level of unwanted sexual touching can form the basis for a sexual abuse lawsuit.

This post will look at sexual abuse lawsuits filed against schools. These school sex abuse lawsuits can be brought by current or former students who were the victims of sexual abuse committed by a teacher or another student at school. Successful plaintiffs can get significant financial compensation.

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Victims of sexual abuse or sexual assault are bringing civil lawsuits in California and getting significant settlements. Thanks to new changes in California law, it is now much easier for sex abuse victims to access the civil courts.

In this post, we will examine the process and laws related to sex abuse lawsuits in California. We will also examine the average settlement amounts of these cases and provide examples of settlements and jury payouts.

If you have a sex abuse case in California, contact us today.

On this page, we will look at sex abuse lawsuits involving juveniles who were detained at the Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center (BCJJC), a detention facility in Baltimore, Maryland for juvenile offenders. A new law in Maryland now gives victims of child sexual abuse the ability to file civil lawsuits against the state to seek financial compensation even when the abuse occurred decades ago.

News and Updates:

February 3, 2025: The Maryland Child Victims Act (CVA), which took effect in 2023, eliminated the statute of limitations for civil lawsuits related to child sexual abuse. What made this legislation especially significant was its retroactive application, granting survivors the ability to file claims even for decades-old abuse. However, opponents quickly challenged the law, arguing it was unconstitutional under Maryland’s state constitution. The case was fast-tracked to the Maryland Supreme Court for review.