by admin | Apr 26, 2024 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
a $138.7 million settlement deal with victims of the disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar to resolve their claims of wrongdoing against the FBI in its failures to investigate allegations of sexual abuse. “For decades, Lawrence Nassar abused his...
by admin | Apr 24, 2024 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
The US Justice Department has agreed to pay approximately $100m to settle claims with about 100 people who say they were sexually assaulted by disgraced doctor Larry Nassar, a source with direct knowledge of the negotiations has told The Associated Press. The deal has...
by admin | Jun 17, 2022 | #MeToo, SEW
The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday rejected a final appeal from sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was sentenced to decades in prison for sexually assaulting gymnasts, including Olympic medalists. Attorneys for Nassar said he was treated unfairly in 2018 and deserved a...
by admin | Jun 8, 2022 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
A group representing 90 young women — including U.S. Olympic team gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney and Aly Raisman — filed federal tort claims against the FBI on Wednesday, seeking more than $1 billion in damages for the bureau’s mishandling of its investigation...
by admin | Apr 25, 2022 | Guest Blogs, SEW
Thirteen women who were sexually abused by Larry Nassar are asking for $10 million each from the FBI after law enforcement, who was alerted of Nassar’s behavior, mishandled the case. Nassar, a former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University team doctor, was...
by admin | Apr 25, 2022 | #MeToo, SEW
Thirteen female athletes who were sexually assaulted by Lawrence G. Nassar, the former sports doctor for the U.S.A. Gymnastics national team and Michigan State University, are seeking $10 million each from the F.B.I., alleging that its agents mishandled an...
by admin | Dec 17, 2021 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Five years ago, the first reports of ex-USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar’s heinous crimes laid bare one of the largest sexual abuse scandals in American history. Fast-forward to this week, when more than 500 survivors, including Olympic gymnastic champions Simone...
by admin | Dec 13, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Victims of former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar have reached a $380 million settlement with USA Gymnastics, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and their insurers after a five-year legal battle, an attorney for some of his victims said on Monday....
by admin | Dec 10, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Simone Biles is continuing to push for national gymnastics organizations to take accountability for their role in the Larry Nassar abuse scandal. The gymnast, 24, was honored this week as TIME’s 2021 athlete of the year. In the accompanying profile, Biles...
by admin | Oct 14, 2021 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Four elite gymnasts are calling on Congress to dissolve the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee’s board of directors, alleging the body fostered a culture of abuse and ignored serial sexual abuse by Larry Nassar, a former USA Gymnastics team doctor. “We...
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