This appeal arose out of a male student’s Title IX claim that the University of the Sciences had unfairly disciplined him for sexually assaulting classmates. John Doe claimed that the University’s investigatory procedures violated state law and that the University was motivated by anti-male bias. A district court granted the University’s motion to dismiss, but…
In this appeal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, sitting en banc, held that a school may be liable under Title IX for causing a student to be sexually harassed in an off-campus location, including a student residence. The parties later settled the case. Mackenzie Brown, a student at the University of…
This is a civil rights lawsuit against North Penn School District, located in a Philadelphia suburb, for causing a female student, Jane Doe, to suffer repeated sexual assaults by a male classmate with a known history of sexual predation. The male classmate, MP, first began sexually abusing Jane at school when they were in sixth…
Public Justice and the Women’s Law Project, joined by 29 other organizations, filed an amici brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in support of the plaintiffs in this Title IX dating violence case. The lawsuit, filed by representatives of the Estate of Karlie Hall, alleges that Millersville University violated Title…
Public Justice recently filed an amicus brief in General Motors LLC v. Buchanan before the Georgia Supreme Court on the question of whether the court should adopt an “apex doctrine,” which places a heightened burden on a party who seeks to depose any high-ranking corporate officer to show that the testimony sought will be “unique”…
This was an administrative complaint brought by a parent of Child Doe, a gender non-conforming student. Child Doe, an elementary school student in Crestwood School District, was subjected to unremedied harassment and discriminatory discipline on the basis of their gender identity and expression. Child Doe’s parent filed a complaint with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission.…
Public Justice is pleased to report an amicus victory in Thompson v. Polaris Inc., a Minnesota Supreme Court case decided in December 2021. Polaris, a leading manufacturer of outdoor powersports vehicles, attempted to conceal a safety audit report—relevant evidence in the case—by claiming attorney-client privilege. Polaris is facing product liability litigation across the country involving…
Public Justice is co-counsel in Morgan v. Sundance, Inc., an overtime and wage theft case on behalf of former Taco Bell employee Robyn Morgan against Sundance Inc., a company that owns more than 150 Taco Bell franchises throughout the country. Co-Director of the Access to Justice Project Karla Gilbride will argue for the plaintiff before…
This appeal raises questions regarding the scope of federal preemption of state tort law claims based on injuries caused by a medical device—an issue at the core of our Access to Justice work. The question is whether the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act expressly or impliedly preempts state tort claims predicated on a medical device…