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16 More Alumni Sue Ohio State Over Abuse by Team Doctor

Sixteen more Ohio State University alumni have sued the university over how school officials dealt with a team doctor who an investigation recently concluded had sexually abused at least 177 young men between 1979 and 1997. The federal case filed …

Attorneys Say Ohio State Must Reveal Who Knew About Abuse by Team Doctor

Administrators at Ohio State University should release the names of all coaches, trainers and personnel who knew of but failed to act on complaints about a now-dead team doctor who sexually abused male students for nearly two decades, said attorneys …

New Suit Filed in Indiana Against USA Gymnastics Seeks Help for Abused Athletes

A new lawsuit filed in Indiana seeks to protect potentially thousands of abused gymnasts who might not have known about a deadline for filing claims against USA Gymnastics in the embattled group’s ongoing bankruptcy. USA Gymnastics filed a Chapter 11 …

Lawyer: Ex-Kansas VA Worker Subject of Nearly 100 Sex Abuse Lawsuits

The number of lawsuits accusing a former physician assistant at a Veteran’s Administration hospital in Kansas of sexual abuse is approaching 100. The Wichita Eagle reports that Kansas City attorneys Dan Curry and Sarah Brown filed three more lawsuits last …

Insurers Deny Coverage to Illinois School District in Sex Abuse Case

A southwestern Illinois school district that paid $5.6 million to settle four lawsuits alleging sexual abuse of students by a former superintendent says its insurers are denying coverage for a fifth complaint. The Freeburg district in St. Clair County settled …