Dana Altman and UO are suing the alleged basketball rape survivor 02/19/2015
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Dana Altman and UO are suing the alleged basketball rape survivor
Yes, I’m sorry to say you read that correctly. Andrew Grief has the report in the Oregonian, here. The countersuit even cites John Canzano’s “Another Step Into the Muck” column.
Of course the reason Canzano wrote this, and the reason for the hundreds of other news stories, columns, blog posts, and angry letters to President Mike Gottfredson was not the survivor’s purported efforts to manipulate public opinion through the press. It was the UO administration’s efforts to cover up the allegations and UO’s inept handling of them, once they finally became public. Timelinehere.
So who is footing the bill for this nasty countersuit? It looks like UO is. With student tuition money?
When the University of Oregon can’t rely on the lawyers in the General Counsel’s office to fight students like the young woman who claims she was raped by basketball players, it goes to a Portland law firm that serves business and industry. There it finds lawyers whose careers and high incomes are based in large part on blocking lawsuits by university and school students, faculty, employees, and whistleblowers.
These are the lawyers defending UO against the lawsuit by the young woman, with a list of some of their cases defending universities and schools:
Michelle Smigel – http://www.millernash.com/michelle-smigel/
Emeldi v. University of Oregon (2014).
Michelle successfully represented the University of Oregon in the jury trial of a Title IX claim . . . .
Norman G. Lewis v. Washington State University, et al. (2014).
Our client, a state university, won a decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit which held that a tenured professor failed to establish a constitutionally protected property right to continue as Project Director of a federal grant. . . .
Sibley v. Portland Public School District (2011).
Our client Portland Public School District won a jury verdict after a four-week trial, defeating claims by a former administrator who alleged “whistleblower” retaliation, defamation, “false light,” battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress when her position was eliminated after she raised concerns about safety in special education programs.
Disability Discrimination and Whistleblower Jury Verdict.
Obtained jury verdict in favor of employer in lawsuit asserting disability discrimination, workers’ compensation discrimination, and violation of whistleblower statute.
Michael Porter – http://www.millernash.com/michael-porter/
Dismissal of Instructor Free Speech and Discrimination Claims.
Obtained . . . ruling dismissing case by university instructor in which court determined that in-class speech was not protected under the Constitution . . .
Disability Discrimination and Whistleblower Jury Verdict.
Obtained jury verdict in favor of employer [against] lawsuit asserting disability discrimination, workers’ compensation discrimination, and violation of whistleblower statute.
Judgment for School District in Constitutional Due Process Case
Obtained summary judgment in favor of school district and administrators [against] student-athlete’s claims of Constitutional procedural and substantive due process [violations] . . . .
Free-Speech Claim Dismissal.
Obtained dismissal of lawsuit by college instructor concerning comments made to media.
Judgment on Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Claims.
Represented medical office [against] claims of sexual harassment and retaliation . . . .
Student First Amendment Claims.
Represented school district in First Amendment claims arising out of discipline of student who made . . . statements about others on Web site; student represented by American Civil Liberties Union.
Religious-Freedom Claims.
Represented school district [against] religious-freedom claims brought by student . . .
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