January 19, 2022
The University of Michigan will pay $490 million to resolve claims by more than 1,000 people who said they were sexually abused by a former university sports doctor, the school and attorneys for the accusers said Wednesday.
June 29, 2021
The federal judge overseeing a lawsuit accusing the University of Michigan of ignoring hundreds of sexual assault allegations against the school's former sports physician on Tuesday lambasted the "confidential sources" who leaked private settlement details to reporters and threatened to sanction those responsible.
February 04, 2021
A Michigan federal judge has agreed to name attorneys from The Mike Cox Law Firm PLLC, Wright & Schulte LLC and Grewal Law PLLC to lead litigation alleging the University of Michigan ignored reports that one of its doctors was abusing students.
January 28, 2021
The sexual assault accusers of a former University of Michigan sports doctor asked a Michigan federal judge Thursday to appoint three attorneys from The Mike Cox Law Firm PLLC, Wright & Schulte LLC and Grewal Law PLLC to lead the litigation.
September 11, 2020
A former University of Michigan administrator said he was "stunned" to learn in 1979 of allegations that a former university health administrator and sports doctor was sexually assaulting patients and tried to fire him, according to excerpts of unsealed deposition testimony included in an amended class action complaint filed Thursday.
August 07, 2020
The University of Michigan may continue its investigation into sexual assault allegations against a former sports doctor but must receive court approval for any communications with potential victims, a federal judge ruled Thursday after plaintiffs raised concerns about the WilmerHale-led review.
July 17, 2020
A Michigan federal judge on Friday questioned the independence of a WilmerHale-led investigation into hundreds of sexual assault allegations against a former University of Michigan sports doctor, and weighed whether the firm and the university's president should address concerns before the court that they're circumventing the legal process.
July 07, 2020
Attorneys pursuing a class action alleging the University of Michigan ignored sexual assault claims against a former university sports doctor told a federal judge Monday that the school and the firm it hired to investigate the scandal, WilmerHale, must answer questions about a letter that urged potential victims to come forward but didn't mention the pending case.
June 25, 2020
A Michigan federal judge on Wednesday ordered University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel and WilmerHale attorneys hired to investigate sexual assault claims against a former university sports doctor to appear before the court after attorneys representing alleged victims raised concerns that the investigation is an attempt to sweep the scandal under the rug.
May 27, 2020
A Michigan federal judge on Tuesday tapped three attorneys from the firms Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP, The Miller Law Firm PC and Sauder Schelkopf LLC to lead a series of lawsuits against the University of Michigan over alleged sexual assaults by a former sports doctor.