Legal Bills Grow in Sprawling USA Gymnastics Sex Scandal
Sexual assault allegations against Larry Nassar, a former team physician with the USA women's gymnastics national team and an ex-employee at Michigan State University, has created key litigation and investigatory roles for a handful of large law firms. And the billable hours are increasing.
June 29, 2017 at 05:54 PM
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As Larry Nassar awaits trial on criminal sexual assault charges stemming from his time as a doctor for Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics, those two organizations are shelling out legal fees to a handful of large law firms.
USA Gymnastics released this week a 146-page report with recommendations for policy changes to better protect its athletes. The report, commissioned in response to the allegations against Nassar, was prepared by Deborah Daniels, managing partner of Indianapolis-based Krieg DeVault and a former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana.
The report included 70 recommendations for changes to USA Gymnastics, including allowing athletes to report sexual abuse anonymously and through less-personal ways such as a cell phone app. Nassar worked as a doctor for USA Gymnastics from 1986 to 2015 and at MSU from 1996 to 2016.
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