Denhollander et al v. Michigan State University et al

  1. May 12, 2020

    7 More Nassar Accusers Reach Deals With Michigan State

    Michigan State University reached undisclosed settlements with seven more alleged victims of convicted sex abuser and former university sports doctor Larry Nassar, the victims said Tuesday in a motion to voluntarily dismiss their federal claims over the school's alleged role in Nassar's crimes.

  2. March 16, 2020

    Michigan State: No Time Extension On Nassar Suits

    Michigan State University urged a federal judge Friday not to allow some remaining lawsuits over its alleged role in convicted sex abuser Larry Nassar's crimes to be amended, saying new potential evidence from the physician's former boss should not extend any statute of limitations.

  3. February 25, 2019

    Mich. Gym Must Face Nassar Abuse Suit, Gymnasts Say

    Gymnasts suing Twistars USA Inc. over its decadeslong association with convicted pedophile Dr. Larry Nassar have hit back against the gym's attempts to shut down their suit, telling a Michigan federal court a recently passed state law means the statute of limitations hasn't run out on their claims.

  4. February 13, 2019

    Firm Can't Halt DQ Ruling While Appealing MSU Nassar Suits

    The Nichols Law Firm PLLC has appealed a Michigan federal judge's decision to disqualify it over a perceived conflict of interest from representing women suing sports doctor Larry Nassar for sexual abuse, even as the judge denied their request to pause the disqualification pending the outcome of the appeal.

  5. February 05, 2019

    DQ Ruling In Nassar Suit Gives Law Firm Traction To Appeal

    The Michigan federal judge overseeing lawsuits by women who say they were victims of Dr. Larry Nassar's sexual abuse took a hard line in disqualifying attorneys from representing them, giving the firm and its clients a solid foundation for a planned appeal, legal ethics experts said.

  6. February 05, 2019

    Nassar Accusers' Lawyers Ask For Pause Of DQ Ruling

    Nichols Law Firm PLLC, which is representing women who claim they were sexually abused by Michigan State University sports doctor Larry Nassar, has asked a federal court to pause its order that the firm should be kicked out of a suit against MSU due to conflict, saying it is likely to win an appeal of the order.

  7. February 01, 2019

    Nassar Plaintiffs' Lawyers DQ'ed From Sex Abuse Trial

    Michigan State University won a bid on Friday to disqualify the Nichols Law Firm PLLC from representing women who claim they were sexually abused by former MSU sports doctor Larry Nassar when a federal judge ruled that Nichols' representation of another school employee who once defended Nassar's conduct created a conflict of interest.

  8. January 01, 2019

    Sports Cases To Watch In 2019

    After 2018 brought an end to some major long-standing legal disputes in sports, such as a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that opened the door for sports betting, the new year is set to see more developments and potential resolutions to many other significant sports legal cases. Here, Law360 takes a look at sports law cases attorneys to watch in 2019.

  9. December 13, 2018

    The Biggest Sports Cases Of 2018

    With the U.S. Supreme Court opening the door to sports betting and criminal convictions stemming from a wide-ranging corruption probe into the dark underworld of college basketball, this year has seen some of the most significant sports law cases in years. Here, Law360 takes a look back at those cases and others that made 2018 such a big year for sports law.

  10. October 24, 2018

    Gymnastics Club Looks To Dodge Nassar Sexual Assault Suits

    Michigan-based gymnastics club Twistars USA Inc., one of several locations where convicted pedophile Larry Nassar abused female gymnasts for decades, asked on Wednesday to be removed from one of the resulting lawsuits, claiming its owner and operator was just another victim "in an extraordinarily long line of people who were duped."

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