Brown University Agrees to Pay Over $1 Million in Title IX Case for Female Athletes’ Costs and Attorneys’ Fees

U.S. District Court Chief Judge John McConnell, Jr., approved a stipulated order in Cohen v. Brown University, the landmark Title IX case, requiring Brown University to pay $1,135,000 for the attorneys’ fees and $40,000 for the litigation expenses incurred by the class of women student-athletes who challenged the school’s elimination of women’s teams from its varsity intercollegiate athletics program in June 2020.

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Bailey Glasser Named to National and Regional “Best Law Firms in America” Lists

We are pleased to announce that we have been listed by U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Law Firms in America on both national and regional tiers. The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on an evaluation process that includes client and lawyer evaluations, peer reviews from other leading attorneys, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.

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Trial Update: First St. Louis City Roundup Trial Has Been Resolved

Bailey Glasser’s trial team of Brian Glasser, David Selby, Jackie Olinger-Rochelle, Christina Hutchins, Leslie Brueckner, and Todd Mathews, along with David Wool of Wool Trial Law and Joan Lockwood and Tom Neill of Gray Ritter and Graham, began the presentation of evidence in the first St. Louis City Roundup Trial on Tuesday. By the third day of trial, the case resolved. Brian Glasser said, “We are very happy to have brought this matter to a successful resolution for our client Nathaniel Evans and his family.”

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BG Partner Mark Boyko Quoted In PlanSponsor Magazine

BG partner and ERISA litigator Mark Boyko was recently quoted in a PlanSponsor article discussing ERISA pleading standards and employee rights, including the right of plan participants to request certain key documents about their retirement plans and can help evaluate whether litigation is necessary. Mark was quoted saying if a fiduciary is “confident in [its] process, it makes no sense not to overprovide info including those meeting minutes.” Check out the full article here.

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Sharon Iskra Speaks at Perrin Conferences Sexual Abuse Litigation & Coverage Conference

Sharon Iskra, Bailey Glasser partner and Institutional Abuse and Neglect Team Leader, spoke at Perrin Conference’s Sexual Abuse Litigation and Coverage Conference in NYC on October 12, 2022. Sharon is deeply dedicated to protecting vulnerable men, women, and children in institutional settings, and was recognized – including Bailey Glasser – by the National Law Journal Elite Trial Lawyers Awards by winning in the “Disability Rights” category.

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