Thousands of athletes join colleges across the country every year, hoping to make it to the top of their sport. Athletes dedicate themselves to their sport, striving to reach the peak of their fitness to advance within their sport. Sadly, many college athletes have found…
Months after USA Gymnastics and over 300 young female athletes finalized a settlement agreement, 13 survivors of sex abuse by Larry Nassar have turned their attention to the FBI. Nassar worked as a doctor for Michigan State University and for the Olympic gymnastic hopefuls of…
A bill aimed at increasing the legal rights of employees who are victims of workplace sexual assault is finally signed into law. The legislation, called the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, easily passed the U.S. House and Senate with overwhelming…
For years, leaders at the University of Michigan have been entangled by sexual misconduct allegations involving employees, both past and present. The fallout continues. Just as a $490 million settlement was reached with more than 1,000 victims who had been assaulted by Dr. Robert Anderson,…
Lawyers for the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) have spent the last six months working to rescue the youth club from bankruptcy by reaching an agreement on the $2.7-billion settlement with thousands of sexual abuse victims. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Laurie Seiber Silverstein will review the…
The University of Michigan has reached a $490 million settlement with more than 1,000 former students allegedly assaulted by Dr. Robert Anderson, a sports doctor employed by the university for decades. He retired from the university in 2003 and died five years later. Claimants settled…
After deliberating for five days in December, a federal jury found British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of facilitating American financier Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of underage girls. The verdict came after a month-long trial featuring the testimony of four of his victims, who detailed the abuse…
The stunning legal case of a trusted USA Gymnastics doctor who sexually abused over 300 young female athletes has come to an end after a final settlement was reached last month between survivors and USA Gymnastics. Larry Nasser worked as a physician at Michigan State…
The University of Michigan has produced many notable figures including U.S. President Gerald R. Ford, astronauts David Scott and James Irwin, who walked on the moon, and football great Tom Brady. However, more recently, the University of Michigan has become known for several high-profile sex…
There is no region of the country that is immune to sex abuse crimes. However, in recent years the state of Michigan has been in the news repeatedly for sex abuse cases involving university doctors and student-athletes. First, it was Larry Nassar, the former USA…