Dr Olivarius and Georgina Calvert-Lee’s op-ed on how universities are still dragging their feet when dealing with student sexual harassment and abuse.
We represented ten professors and former graduate students in a lawsuit against the University of Rochester for violations of Title VII, Title IX, and the New York State Human Rights Law. The case resulted in a $9.4 million settlement.
With our clients’ cases as examples, this piece evaluates how the US and the UK legal frameworks approach sexual harassment on campus very differently.
Our clients and Dr Ann Olivarius share their response to the successful settlement of their retaliation lawsuit against the University of Rochester – the Campus Times.
The nine former students and faculty members who sued UR over its handling of sexual harassment claims will contribute a portion of the settlement to the individuals whose careers suffered.
Our clients won a $9.4 million settlement for their case against the University of Rochester for discrimination, retaliation and defamation.
“We hope this settlement encourages people affected by discrimination and retaliation to seek justice and never give up,” said our plaintiff, Richard Aslin.
The University of Rochester has reached a multi-million dollar settlement with our clients who sued the university over the mishandling of their reports of sexual harassment.
Our clients won a $9.4 million settlement in their discrimination and retaliation case against the University of Rochester.
Nine former professors and students at the University of Rochester have settled their lawsuit against the University for discrimination, retaliation and defamation arising out of its handling of complaints about the sexual harassment of students by Professor Florian Jaeger.
WXXI News cover the settlement reached between the University of Rochester and our clients.
Science reports on the $9.4 million settlement of our clients’ high-profile sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against the University of Rochester.