Cases & Developments

Opinion and Order granting Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss. Plaintiffs, three former members of the cross-country and track and field teams at Huntington University, brought Title IX deliberate indifference claims against the University, alleging that their former head coach, who was later arrested, subjected them to a hostile environment, unwanted touching, and other assaults. Plaintiffs also alleged that the coach had engaged in sexual relationships with two student-athletes and that two assistant coaches were aware of the relationships and should have known of other inappropriate behavior. In dismissing plaintiffs’ claims without prejudice, the court found insufficient factual allegations that an appropriate person had actual knowledge of the alleged abuse.