Settlement Closes Six-Year Abuse Case | Richmond News

Richmond News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 18, 2026 · 1m

Forty-plus plaintiffs have reached a settlement in a six-year legal battle against Cumberland Children’s Hospital, ending years of anguish over alleged abuse and neglect that began surfacing in 2019. The case, which included horrific incidents like a nonverbal teen being intentionally burned by staff, targeted not just the hospital but also former staff including a psychotherapist and medical director accused of inappropriate contact. Though one civil trial awarded a large sum later reduced by a judge, and the medical director was acquitted criminally and stripped of his license, this…