Pepper Hamilton Sanctioned for Court Violations in Baylor Assault Case
The court found evidence that law firm Pepper Hamilton ignored a subpoena to produce records from the lawsuit against Baylor University.
The court found evidence that law firm Pepper Hamilton ignored a subpoena to produce records from the lawsuit against Baylor University.
The former Baylor University fraternity president will serve no jail time after a Waco district judge accepted a plea bargain.
Baylor University’s legal fees have skyrocketed over the past few years due to multiple lawsuits, investigations and settlements involving sexual assault and other issues.
The former Baylor College doctor sexually assaulted a partially sedated patient three times while working at Ben Taub Hospital in 2013.
The lawsuit claimed school officials failed to response appropriately after a former student said she was gang-raped by as many as eight football players.
After being dismissed from their positions, former football coach Art Briles received $15.1 million and former president Ken Starr received $4.52 million in a settlement with Baylor.
A new report from Title IX experts who investigated Baylor for violations says the school has successfully implemented all of its recommendations.
The lawsuit claimed school officials knew about the assailant’s history of assaults and ignored the victim’s pleas for help.
Baylor is currently facing five other Title IX lawsuits and has already settled with three alleged sexual assault victims.
The university’s Board of Regents have already admitted the school violated Title IX.
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