Courts and Legal Settlements

San Diego city and county, Pacific Coast Academy, and Rock Church agreed Dec. 12 to a $31.5 million settlement in a lawsuit over the 2022 death of 11-year-old Arabella McCormack, who authorities say was severely malnourished and abused by her adoptive family. The suit alleged multiple failures to report and investigate abuse; the adoptive mother Leticia McCormack and her parents, Adella and Stanley Tom, face ongoing criminal charges and have pleaded not guilty.