Medical School Drops $125M Lawsuit Against L.A. County
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science has dropped a $125 million lawsuit alleging that Los Angeles County breached its contract by shutting down inpatient services at Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center. In exchange for dropping the suit, Drew University will receive county building space under favorable rental terms, a long-term payment schedule to repay its share of an age-discrimination lawsuit and the ability to renew its relationship with the county Board of Supervisors as supervisors attempt to reopen King/Drew Hospital.
- "Medical School Drops $125-Million Suit Against L.A. County Over King/Drew Closure" (Therolf, Los Angeles Times, 9/11).