PHOENIX — A judge approved a $15 million settlement against a doctor in a lawsuit by the parents of an incapacitated woman who was sexually assaulted and gave birth at a Phoenix long-term care center.
The settlement made on behalf of Dr. Phillip Gear was deemed reasonable by a judge. Gear cared for the woman for 26 years while she lived at Hacienda Healthcare.
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Gear’s insurer argued it has no obligation to pay the amount.
In 2019, Arizona Medical Board records showed Dr. Phillip Gear agreed to a consent order to surrender his license and not contest the matter in court.
Arizona previously settled the case for $7.5 million.
Another doctor who cared for the woman in the months before the 2018 birth agreed to settle.
Hacienda settled before the lawsuit was filed.
