DETROIT (MI)
Detroit Free Press
April 16, 2020
By David Jesse
University of Michigan Athletic Director Warde Manuel did not follow university policy when he forwarded a letter alleging sexual assault by a former football team doctor to the university’s lawyers instead of the school’s Title IX investigators.
Because lawyers got to see the letter before any investigator, they got an early warning of potential liability to the school.
There are about 40 lawsuits pending in federal court against U-M alleging the university covered up Robert Anderson’s sexual assaults of student athletes for decades. There could be many more lawsuits to come — at least three other prominent lawyers have said they each have dozens of potential victims, none of whom have filed suit yet.
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