Thirty-seven former Ohio State athletes, including ex-football players, filed a Title IX lawsuit against the school Wednesday, the latest federal lawsuit that alleges sexual abuse by former team doctor Richard Strauss. He served in various roles in his 20 years at Ohio State, including more than a decade as a team doctor. According to the lawsuit, some athletes reported Strauss’ abuse to former …
An imprisoned Columbus native died of a perforated stomach ulcer after complaining for nearly two weeks of severe stomach pain — and only receiving antacids and apparently never being examined by a prison doctor, a lawsuit claims. The family of Robert Anthony “Boo” Wright is seeking damages in a wrongful death lawsuit filed in the Ohio Court of Claims against the Department of Rehabilitation …
Attorneys representing 11 current and former Fox News employees announced on Wednesday that they have filed a lawsuit against the network for racial discrimination. The complaint, which seeks class action status, includes allegations from current anchor Kelly Wright. Wright claims in the lawsuit that current network President Bill Shine would regularly ask him about race, such as how black and …
A third black woman employee has joined a racial discrimination suit against Fox News, which, based on the deluge of allegations that have surfaced in recent months, appears to have been operating as some sort of emotional torture dungeon from the 1950s. Monica Douglas, Fox News’s manager for credit collections, alleges in the lawsuit that comptroller Judith Slater spent years subjecting her to …
A local man’s four-year battle to prove he was illegally fired by Ada County paid off this week, when a jury awarded him $1.7 million for wrongful termination. Rich Wright said Thursday the decision was vindication that the fight had been worth it.
A former administrator who earlier this year sued Wright State University’s research arm has submitted a filing indicating a settlement in the suit may be forthcoming. Ryan Fendley, former senior advisor to the Wright State provost, filed a motion Sept. 6 in Greene County Common Pleas Court seeking additional time to submit a final entry reflecting a settlement. Fendley sued Wright State …