Case Result

$139.5M

Child Sexual Abuse

2017
South Pasadena, CA

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Case Details

The Carrillo Law Firm represented over 26 children against the Los Angeles Unified School District in the case involving Mark Berndt, an elementary school teacher at Miramonte Elementary School in South Los Angeles, CA who had been sexually abusing children. In a heavily litigated case against the LAUSD, the Carrillo Law Firm, along with two other law firms, secured a record $139.5 million to settle approximately 82 claims against the school district. This was the largest settlement ever recorded against a school district in the country for the sexual abuse of minors.

Additional Notes

Largest settlement ever recorded against a school district in the country for the sexual abuse of minors. LAUSD changed its policies.

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