Are Colleges, Universities on the Hook When Hazing Crosses the Line?

15 Feb , 2022

To register for the upcoming live webinar, please Click Here

In Humphries vs. Pa State Univ., 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 182858, 2021 WL 4355352 (M.D. Pa. September 24, 2021) (Brann, J, negligence claims against Penn State for the hazing and sexual abuse of a college athlete who ultimately left the school were dismissed. The Court found there was no negligence per se, negligence, duty or contractual right. Even though there were rather dramatic and lengthy allegations concerning how the student was treated and claims that the University turning a blind eye, the Court found there was no abuse, no affirmative duty, and no harassment because of sex. The action was dismissed because plaintiffs had been permitted to amend previously.

To register for the upcoming live webinar, please Click Here

More Webcasts

How to Respond to Sh...

Adverse and derogatory information often has devastating effects on a contractor's ability to win co...

Reflection on Separa...

Separation of Powers in United States and Israel from a Perspective of the Ongoing Debates in Both C...

Artificial Intellige...

This course examines the latest legal and compliance developments in the artificial intelligence (AI...

Effective Advocacy i...

Philip A. Greenberg, Esq., who has been a litigator in the State and Federal Courts for 52 years, ha...

Digital Organization...

Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) and other digital-native structures have moved from ni...

Class Actions...

Class action litigation continues to evolve rapidly in response to an innovative plaintiffs’ b...

Brand Rent and 4 Oth...

Trademark doctrine was built for a marketplace that no longer exists, leaving practitioners to litig...

Freedom of Informati...

During this course, we will go over your rights under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Priv...

Federal Contractor R...

During this course, you will learn about best practices and strategies for retaining intellectual pr...

Communication, Trust...

Effective representation depends on trust, communication, and responsiveness, yet these can break do...