Louisiana jury awards $1.1bn to woman who sued over childhood molestation in 1960s

‘Lookback law’ allowed Pamela Lockridge to seek damages against late stepfather who abused her starting at age four A north-west Louisiana jury recently awarded a staggering $1.1bn in damages to a woman who sued over childhood sexual molestation at the hands of her late stepfather in the 1960s and 1970s – a verdict that the plaintiff says “sends a message that children are precious” and “deserve protection”. The outcome in Pamela Elaine Lockridge’s lawsuit caused waves among Louisiana’s legal...

By Ramon Antonio Vargas