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Appellate court resurrects OSU lawsuit over serial predator it employed
A panel of judges resurrected a lawsuit against Ohio State University brought by sex abuse victims who allege the school knew of and covered up the serial predation of a physician it employed. In a split ruling from the judges on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals released Wednesday, Judge Karen Nelson Moore writing for […]
On appeal, lawyers for Strauss victims say OSU shouldn’t profit off ‘deception’
Lawyers representing the victims of an Ohio State University physician’s decades of sexual abuse asked a federal appellate court Tuesday to overturn a judge’s dismissal of their lawsuit against the school. Last year, U.S. District Judge Michael H. Watson dismissed a Title IX lawsuit the victims filed against the university, ruling that the statute of […]
Should courts limit jury awards for child rape victims? Supreme Court weighs arguments
Lawyers for a woman who was repeatedly raped and sexually abused as a child argued Wednesday the Ohio Supreme Court should overturn or at least pare down a law that limits millions in damages a jury awarded her. In 2005, Ohio lawmakers passed a “tort reform” law that among other provisions, sets a limit of […]
‘Mendacity:’ Ohio State doc’s sex abuse victims mount appeal of lawsuit dismissal
Scores of victims of decades’ worth of sexual abuse from Ohio State University physician Richard Strauss have mounted an appeal of a court ruling that dismissed their lawsuit on the grounds that the statute of limitations has passed. The plaintiffs, led by OSU alum and abuse victim Stephen Snyder-Hill, argued their case never should have […]
Ohio Republicans push bill to ban 5 transgender athletes from women’s sports
Of about 400,000 Ohio high school athletes, five transgender girls opted this school year to follow their gender identity and compete in women’s sports. Ohio High School Athletic Association policy, developed with experts from Nationwide Children’s Hospital, allows transgender girls to compete if they have either undergone a year of hormone therapy, or obtained special […]