September 23, 2021
Ohio State University and the legal system "failed" hundreds of students who suffered "unspeakable sexual abuse" at the hands of a school doctor, a federal judge said Wednesday, even as he dismissed four Title IX suits on the grounds they were filed too late.
July 08, 2020
The Ohio State University told an Ohio federal court that nearly 200 former students who say they were sexually abused by a former university sports doctor brought their claims too late, setting up a dispute that could affect further potential settlement talks after the university agreed to pay $41 million to settle 12 other suits earlier this year.
May 08, 2020
Ohio State University said Friday it will pay $40.9 million to settle 12 lawsuits from 162 survivors of sexual abuse by a former university sports doctor, although many of the other more than 300 alleged survivors called the settlement "grossly insufficient" compared to settlements in similar abuse scandals at Michigan State University and Penn State University.
March 19, 2020
Sexual abuse accusers of a now-deceased Ohio State University sports doctor who have yet to settle their claims must push forward with mediation, a federal judge ruled, despite concerns that further talks have no hope.
February 25, 2020
A group of alleged sexual assault victims of a former Ohio State University sports doctor urged a federal judge to allow their litigation to continue, telling him that mediation has "run its course" and that the university has not been negotiating in good faith.
January 01, 2020
With college athletes continuing their legal challenge to the NCAA's amateur system and the U.S. women's soccer team fighting for pay equality, 2020 is set to be another busy one for the world of sports law. Here, Law360 takes a look at cases attorneys should watch this year.
August 23, 2019
An Ohio federal judge again warned the parties in litigation brought by alleged sexual assault victims of a former Ohio State sports doctor not to get into fights over discovery, telling them Friday to concentrate on mediation.
June 28, 2019
Following a big win at the U.S. Supreme Court last year, the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association is now seeking $150 million in damages from the NCAA and major professional sports leagues for their litigation that delayed legal sports betting in the state for years. Here, Law360 takes a look at that suit and four other sports and betting cases attorneys should keep an eye on in the second half of 2019.
May 21, 2019
Attorneys representing men who say they were sexually abused by former Ohio State University sports doctor Richard Strauss said Tuesday that the report released by the university last week finding at least 177 victims only "scratches the surface," alleging the total number of victims could be in the thousands.