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On March 6th, The Ohio State University announced that they have agreed upon an undisclosed monetary settlement with some of the survivors of the Dr. Richard Strauss sexual abuse scandal. Ohio Sates's investigation determined that Strauss abused students for more than 20 years and the Administration failed to respond accordingly. 18 lawsuits were brought against [...]
Reports have surfaced that a University of Michigan physician allegedly sexually abused patients throughout his employment as the Director of University Health Sciences and athletic team physician. These allegations echo similar college sexual abuse scandals that have rocked other renowned institutions and athletic programs across the country. Within the past decade, sexual abuse scandals [...]
Wright & Schulte Attorneys from the Vandalia, Cleveland, and Dayton offices were recently recognized by Super Lawyers as top attorneys and rising stars across the nation for 2020. Our lawyers were recognized as being some of the most exceptional plaintiffs’ attorneys in the industry for mass tort ligation, product liability litigation, personal injury litigation, and [...]
Wright & Schulte attorneys Stephen Behnke and Corey Artim co-authored an article for the University of Dayton Law Review. Their article was published in a specialized Dayton Law Review publication focusing on current issues arising under the Trump Administration. The publication contained articles on various topics including environment law, presidential impeachment, and the First Amendment [...]
JPML Approves Consolidation of JUUL E-Cigarette Lawsuits Today, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“JPML”) agreed to consolidate all federally filed JUUL e-cigarette lawsuits into one court for pre-trial proceedings. As the number of JUUL lawsuits continue to rise throughout the country, the JPML felt that a consolidated litigation in the United States District [...]
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal "FAIR" Act. The vote was 225-186 and will be sent over to the Senate to be voted on. Leading the charge in the Senate is Senator Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Democrat. The FAIR Act outlaws the practice of contractually demanding that employees and consumers use [...]
After years of fighting for justice and a verdict being reached in 2014, the conclusion of the Scharfstein v. BP West Coast Products, LLC case has been reached and payments to customers are going out. Over two million consumers who were overcharged on their debit cards when buying BP gasoline will now be receiving their [...]
The attorneys at Wright & Schulte are representing Ohio State Athletes sexually abused or harassed by Dr. Richard Strauss. Over his 20 years at OSU, Dr. Strauss committed a reported 177 acts of sexual abuse and harassment. Over these years, the administration knew what was happening and "failed to investigate or act meaningfully." Dr. Richard [...]
Attorney Richard W. Schulte leading litigation charge against P&G for children hurt by laundry pods as reported in this extensive Fortune article and video: "Tide Pods are arguably one of the most successful innovations in the storied, 181-year history of consumer goods leviathan Procter & Gamble. They’re also the top-selling brand in a household-product category [...]
