Wednesday, September 28, 2011

SEWANEE: Jury awards $26,500 to John Doe in Sewanee lawsuit

SEWANEE: Jury awards $26,500 to John Doe in Sewanee lawsuit

by Todd Smith
http://timesfreepress.com/news/2011/sep/02/jury-awards-50000-john-doe-sewanee-lawsuit/
Sept. 22, 2011

Attorney Charles B. Wayne, "John Doe" and his mother, Mary "Doe," exit the federal courthouse Tuesday for a lunch break. Photo by Jake Daniels /Chattanooga Times Free Press.

A federal jury awarded $26,500 to a former student who sued Sewanee: The University of the South for unfairly expelling him following a 2008 rape accusation.

Attorneys for the former student, identified only as John Doe, had asked the jury for $5.5 million in compensation.

The former student alleged that the university failed to protect him by not giving him a fair hearing after another student, identified only as A.B. in court documents, accused him of rape.

Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org

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