Dr. Robert Anderson – Lieff Cabraser

Lieff Cabraser & Co-Counsel Announce That Students Reach Agreement With University of Michigan to Implement Landmark Reforms Addressing On-Campus Sexual Misconduct

Agreement will result in oversight and institutional reforms at UofM to address sexual assault, harassment, and other sexual violence; creates innovative Coordinated Community Response Team ANN ARBOR – A class action settlement between students and the University of Michigan will lead to the creation and implementation of best-in-class, institutional reforms at UofM that address and

LieffCabraser2022-03-24T17:20:27+00:00March 24th, 2022|Firm News, Sexual Abuse|

Michigan Daily: Current State of the Ongoing Unprecedented Sexual Abuse Litigation against UofM and Dr. Robert Anderson

As reported by The Michigan Daily, the student sexual abuse case against Dr. Robert Anderson likely reflects the greatest number of sexual abuse allegations made against a single individual in U.S. history. The Daily’s article seeks to explain where things stand in the ongoing litigation against the University of Michigan for its mishandling of the situation.

LieffCabraser2021-10-28T21:49:17+00:00October 28th, 2021|Sexual Abuse|

Counsel for Sexual Abuse Victims in UM/Anderson Class Action Lawsuit File Response to UM’s Attempt to Dismiss the Case

As reported by The Michigan Daily, plaintiffs’ counsel in the ongoing class action lawsuit against the University of Michigan for its handling of allegations of sexual abuse against late former doctor and athletics program physician Robert Anderson have filed a response to the University’s motion to have the lawsuit dismissed.

LieffCabraser2021-08-10T16:56:08+00:00August 10th, 2021|Sexual Abuse|

UM Students and Victim Advocacy Experts Say Inadequate Sexual Abuse Policies Are Keeping Campus Unsafe

University of Michigan junior Josephine Graham, who signed on to support a class action complaint recently filed against the school for its handling of allegations of sexual abuse against late former doctor and athletics program physician, Robert Anderson, is urging a federal judge not to dismiss the case. The complaint is a companion to a

LieffCabraser2021-07-29T01:00:32+00:00July 29th, 2021|Sexual Abuse|

Powerful Op-ed by University of Michigan Student: “Why I signed onto the class action lawsuit against U-M for students affected by Robert Anderson.”

The Michigan Daily has published a moving opinion piece written by University of Michigan junior Josephine Graham, who signed on to support a class action complaint recently filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan against the University of Michigan for its handling of allegations of sexual abuse against late former doctor and athletics program physician,

LieffCabraser2021-05-24T22:55:25+00:00May 24th, 2021|Sexual Abuse|

Police Report Reveals How University of Michigan’s Dr. Robert Anderson Survived Sexual Misconduct Allegations Early In Career

As reported by The Detroit News, new information has been uncovered in the University of Michigan / Dr. Robert Anderson Sexual Abuse Lawsuit relating to how the late former UofM doctor and athletics program physician, accused of sexually assaulting hundreds of student-patients over a period of three decades, was able to survive sexual misconduct allegations

LieffCabraser2020-12-30T15:51:28+00:00December 30th, 2020|Sexual Abuse|

Mediation Begins in University of Michigan / Dr. Robert Anderson Sexual Abuse Lawsuit

As reported by Michigan Live, mediation has begun between lawyers representing the University of Michigan and those representing victims of the late Dr. Robert E. Anderson, a former UM doctor and athletics program physician accused of sexually assaulting hundreds of student-patients over a period of three decades. The lawsuits against Anderson allege he used his

LieffCabraser2020-10-23T10:16:08+00:00October 23rd, 2020|Sexual Abuse|

How Sexual Predator Dr. Robert Anderson Survived Firing Despite Early Allegations he Abused Male Students

New testimony reveals Anderson was protected and retained, putting him in position to molest hundreds if not thousands of additional students and athletes over the next 24 years As reported by The Detroit News, new documents and testimony have emerged from a recent deposition in the sexual abuse litigation against the University of Michigan and the

LieffCabraser2020-09-22T11:34:02+00:00September 22nd, 2020|Sexual Abuse|

Univ. of Michigan Vice President Overrode Decision to Fire Sexual Predator Dr. Robert Anderson Despite Abuse Allegations

As reported by The Detroit News, new testimony in the sexual abuse litigation against the University of Michigan and the late Dr. Robert Anderson has revealed that a longtime UofM vice president overturned a 1979 decision to fire Anderson, university doctor and athletics program physician, over allegations he sexually assaulted hundreds of students. The decision allowed

LieffCabraser2020-09-11T13:13:36+00:00September 11th, 2020|Sexual Abuse|

Class Action Against University of Michigan Seeks Justice for Survivors of Dr. Robert E. Anderson, to Create Lasting Change at U of M

Amended complaint includes additional survivor seeking to represent interests of other victims; references new deposition testimony of a former UM employee Easthope September 1, 2020, Detroit, MI—(BUSINESSWIRE)—A new victim of Dr. Robert E. Anderson has come forward in an amended class action complaint against the University of Michigan, seeking to serve as a representative for

LieffCabraser2020-09-01T12:09:33+00:00September 1st, 2020|Sexual Abuse|

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