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Troutman Pepper Locke

NCAA Settlement Faces 88 Objections as Deadline Looms

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Callan Stein, a partner in Troutman Pepper Locke’s Health Care + Life Sciences Industry Group, was quoted in the February 28, 2025 Global Competition Review article, “NCAA Settlement Faces 88 Objections as Deadline Looms.”...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

The Role of Personal Injury Lawyers in Title IX Sexual Assault Cases

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects students from sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and unequal treatment based on their sex. If a student alleges that they have been sexually assaulted on campus, the...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Florida State and Clemson vs. the ACC: Is There a Way Out for Both?

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Both the Florida and North Carolina courts have now dipped their toes into Florida State University’s (“FSU”) dispute with the Atlantic Coast Conference (“ACC”) over the high exit price the school must pay to leave the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Important Developments in Nationwide COVID-19 Tuition Refund Class Actions

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Four years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, tuition refund class actions against universities have not slowed down. This Holland & Knight alert considers two recent court cases that will impact litigation strategy...more

Hogan Lovells

Proof in Trial: University of Louisville

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Subscribe and listen to Proof in Trial here: https://proofintrial.lnk.to/series A high-stakes U.S. Supreme Court case with precedent-setting ramifications on federal elections, an NCAA basketball team fighting for its...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Elusive Litigants, Extraordinary Relief: How Unorthodox Litigation Tactics Endanger DEI Initiatives

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Threats to DEI initiatives are not new, but the types of litigants and lawsuits underlying these threats are evolving. As discussed in previous client alerts, the coordinated attack on DEI programs already extends well beyond...more

TNG Consulting

The Role of The Hearing Facilitator Or Title IX Case Manager

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Many campuses, and ATIXA’s One Policy, Two Procedures (1P2P Model), incorporate the idea of having a specific role for a hearing facilitator, even though the role is not specifically contemplated by the regs. I am coming to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Colleges and Universities, Class Actions, and COVID-19

In this episode, Akin Gump litigation partner Hyongsoon Kim and counsel Molly Whitman discuss class actions against colleges and universities that have moved to remote teaching due to the pandemic. Among the topics...more

Morgan Lewis

Colleges and Universities: Litigation Challenges and Risk Mitigation in the Face of COVID-19

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In navigating the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, higher education institutions should be aware of a recent wave of refund class actions, antitrust considerations in communication with other institutions, claims for business...more

Littler

Sixth Circuit Provides Expansive Due Process Rights in Title IX Cases

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In a recent ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that in conducting Title IX investigations, colleges and universities are required to provide parties an opportunity to cross-examine witnesses in the...more

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