Court filing in Los Angeles County Superior Court names Jennell Maze and asserts multiple causes of action related to a former patient's July 2025 stay

LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESS Newswire / April 2, 2026 / Jennell Maze, LCSW, Executive Director of The Pointe Malibu Recovery Center, has been named in a lawsuit filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, concerning events alleged to have occurred during a former patient's stay at the Malibu facility in July 2025.

The case is Hickman v. James & Bentz, Inc., dba The Pointe Malibu Recovery Center, et al., Case No. 25SMCV04669. The matter is pending in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Santa Monica Courthouse.

According to the filed complaint, Jennell Maze is identified as Executive Director of The Pointe Malibu Recovery Center and is named as a defendant in the action. The lawsuit concerns events alleged to have taken place at the Malibu treatment facility during the former patient's stay in July 2025.

The complaint asserts multiple causes of action against Jennell Maze, including negligence, intentional concealment, negligent misrepresentation, professional negligence, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, among other claims asserted in the broader action.

The case was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, and public case information may be accessed through the Los Angeles Superior Court civil case access portal using Case No. 25SMCV04669.

Court Case Link:
Los Angeles Superior Court Civil Case Access: https://www.lacourt.ca.gov/pages/lp/access-a-case/tp/find-case-information/cp/os-civil-case-access

The case remains pending. The claims asserted in the lawsuit are allegations only, and no court has determined liability.

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SOURCE: Verdict PR