Students, Universities, Defamation

Court Upholds Almost $2 Million In Jury Award To Male Coach On Defamation Claim Against Student Who Spread False Rumors Of Sexual...

Clark Hill PLC on 5/13/2025

After a male university student told his mother and girlfriend that a male coach was rumored to be having sex with one of his female players, the mother reported the rumor to the university. The university conducted a Title...more

When a University Investigates and Punishes a Male Student, but Not Female Students, for Spreading False Rumors of Sexual...

Clark Hill PLC on 1/8/2025

In a lawsuit filed against Vanderbilt University by a male student who was disciplined for spreading rumors about alleged sexual misconduct by another male student, a federal district court allowed the plaintiff to pursue...more

Connecticut Supreme Court Opinion Sheds Light on Quasi-Judicial Standard in Context of University Disciplinary Proceeding

Verrill on 7/18/2023

Recently, the Connecticut Supreme Court analyzed the availability of absolute immunity for participants in quasi-judicial proceedings, specifically in relation to the dismissal of a complaint by a Yale University student...more

The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 4, April 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 5/1/2023

ChatGPT’s Impact on Education and Student Data Privacy - Data privacy professionals have characterized the data privacy risks associated with ChatGPT as a “nightmare.” In order to function, open artificial intelligence...more

Student Protest Activity Leads to Massive Verdict Against University - Schools Face Legal Risks Related to Protest Movement

Fisher Phillips on 9/16/2020

It may be common to see protest activity on your campus – but thankfully it is not common to see a massive jury award rendered against an educational institute due to that activity. An ongoing dispute at an Ohio college that...more

You Still Have To Follow The Rules If You Want An Advanced Degree!

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on 11/15/2013

A former Ph.D. student sued the University of Michigan and several faculty members after the university removed him from the Ph.D. program. Joseph Dean Vigil failed to complete his dissertation and Ph.D. requirements within...more

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