Colleges do whitewash any negative issues. and USC is not located in the best area of town. My guess is the university will settle to avoid the bad publicity, and the parent's attorney seems to be aiming for that.

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Disclaimers & Biases:

1. My car was broken in the USC area
2. My Father is a USC graduate
3. After I took a law class, I became a bit cynical about lawyers. The class was taught by a lawyer and it was eye opening.