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USC hit with lawsuits from 51 more patients of campus gynecologist

LOS ANGELES - As more lawsuits pile up against the University of Southern California for its handling of a campus gynecologist accused of sexually abusing patients, the chair of the university's board of trustees said he wanted to see the litigation resolved "as quickly as possible."

Rick Caruso, the mall magnate tapped to lead the board in the wake of the scandal, said he hoped a settlement could occur without depositions and trials that would require former patients to detail publicly their experiences with Dr. George

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