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Family of Teen Who Died at Washington University Fraternity Files Lawsuit
Aug 3 2020 // In his first semester at Washington State University, Sam Martinez witnessed or took part in several activities that his family says was a pattern of hazing at Alpha Tau Omega (ATO), the fraternity he hoped to...
Lawsuit Accuses Utah State University of Discrimination in Student Expulsion
Aug 3 2020 // A lawsuit filed in federal court accuses Utah State University of unlawfully discriminating against and expelling a student with Down syndrome during her first term. Emily Arthur was in the Aggies Elevated program which...
U.S. Appeals Court Says Jury Should Decide Kent State Ex-Player’s Lawsuit
Jul 27 2020 // A federal appeals court has ruled that a jury should decide on a former university softball player’s charge that her coach violated her First Amendment rights after a sexual assault on campus in Ohio. A three-judge...
Lawsuit Claims UT-Austin Unfairly Denied Admission to White Students
Jul 24 2020 // A national organization has filed a lawsuit against the University of Texas at Austin on behalf of two white students who were denied admission, marking the third time the school has been sued by this group over an...
Former Athlete, Others Sue University of Nebraska over Assault Claims
Jul 24 2020 // A former University of Nebraska-Lincoln volleyball player and eight other women have sued the university, alleging it did not properly investigate complaints of sexual assault and harassment. The complaint filed in U.S....
Former Comptroller Pleads Guilty to Stealing $259K from Louisiana Community College
Jul 21 2020 // The former comptroller for a community college in Louisiana has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $250,00 from her employer. Carol Bates, the former comptroller for Bossier Parish Community College (BPCC), pled guilty...
Indiana Court: Insurers Off the Hook for Covering NCAA Athlete Aid Suit
Jul 21 2020 // An Indiana appeals court has sided with a group of insurers, saying they are not required to provide $25 million in excess coverage for an underlying lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) over...
University Researchers Claim Air Filter ‘Catches and Kills’ the Coronavirus
Jul 10 2020 // Researchers from the University of Houston, in collaboration with others, have designed a “catch and kill” air filter that they say can trap the virus responsible for COVID-19, killing it instantly. Zhifeng...
In Reversal, Georgia Universities to Mandate Masks
Jul 10 2020 // Georgia’s 26 public universities and colleges will mandate campus-wide mask wearing after the state university system reversed itself on Monday. The University System of Georgia had previously told schools they...
U. of California, San Francisco, Paid $1.14M After Ransomware Attack
Jun 29 2020 // The University of California, San Francisco paid criminal hackers $1.14 million this month to resolve a ransomware attack. The hackers encrypted data on servers inside the school of medicine, the university said Friday....
Abusive Ohio State Doc Placed Above Accountability, Lawsuit Says
Jun 26 2020 // A former Ohio State University student health director acknowledged he knew of a doctor’s practice of conducting a genital exam on every patient he saw, according to an updated lawsuit against the university over the...
Colleges Asking Returning Athletes to Sign COVID-19 Risk Forms
Jun 22 2020 // Ohio State calls it the Buckeye Acknowledgment and Pledge, a two-page document the school asked its athletes to sign before they could begin using team facilities during the pandemic. The document SMU is requiring its...
Parents File Another Suit Against University of Utah in Student’s Death
Jun 15 2020 // The parents of a University of Utah student who was shot and killed on campus in 2018 filed another lawsuit against the school on Monday. In the lawsuit, Jill and Matt McCluskey allege the university violated the state...
University of Kentucky Student Sues for Tuition, Fees Refund
Jun 11 2020 // A student sued the University of Kentucky this week, arguing the college should have partially refunded some tuition and fees after classes were moved online and most students were sent home during the coronavirus...
Coronavirus Lockdowns Substantially Slowed the Pandemic, Research Says
Jun 8 2020 // New research shows that the restrictive measures taken around the world to slow the spread of the coronavirus have delivered considerable health benefits. Public health measures including social distancing and lockdowns...
New Orleans Universities, Archdiocese Named in Katrina Aid Lawsuit
Jun 5 2020 // Two New Orleans universities, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans and a government contractor are defendants in a whistleblower lawsuit alleging fraud involving more than $100 million in Hurricane Katrina...
University in Utah, Parents Didn’t Settle Lawsuit Over Slain Student
May 29 2020 // The University of Utah did not reach a settlement after two of mediation with the parents of slain track star Lauren McCluskey who filed a $56 million lawsuit over her death in 2018. The McCluskeys’ attorney Jim...
Texas Unemployment Rate Hits 12.8% in April, Worst on Record
May 27 2020 // The state’s April jobless rate was 12.8% — Texas’ worst monthly tally on record. That number, included in the Labor Department’s monthly report released on May 22, is the government’s clearest and...
Former Student Sues Kansas’ Wichita State University over Data Breach
May 27 2020 // A former student at Wichita State University in Kansas has filed a federal lawsuit against the school over a December data breach that exposed the personal information of thousands of current and former students. Michael...
Nebraska’s Chadron State College to Pay $900K to Settle Title IX Lawsuits
May 27 2020 // The Nebraska State College System will pay $900,000 to settle two lawsuits alleging Chadron State College failed to prevent dating violence that led to a softball player’s 2015 suicide. Chadron State also will...
