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Santa Monica Settles Abuse Claims Against a Former City Employee for $54.9 Million

The Santa Monica City Council has approved settlements with 61 claimants, resolving additional pending claims and lawsuits against the City of Santa Monica arising out of allegations of sexual abuse between the 1980s and early 2000s by former City employee Eric Uller.    

“To each of the individuals impacted by these horrific crimes, we are deeply sorry for the pain caused by one of our former employees and hope this settlement supports your journey to healing,” said Mayor Sue Himmelrich. 

The settlement resolves all claims and lawsuits brought by 61 individuals who allege that Uller sexually abused or attempted to sexually abuse them between the late 1980s and early 2000s when many were youth participating in the Police Activities League (“PAL”) program.  Pursuant to the settlement agreement, the City will pay $54.9 million into a qualified settlement fund, and the funds will be allocated to the 61 individuals as determined by a retired Superior Court Judge, whom plaintiffs’ counsel retained as a third-party neutral to perform this allocation.    

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