lawsuit Archives - The DePaulia

Second law professor files discrimination suit

January 14, 2019

Law professor Sumi Cho has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against College of Law Dean Jennifer Rosato Perea and the university alleging she was retaliated against for her outspokenness on racial issues within the law school, the second such lawsuit to be brought against the college in the last...

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Power player: Former DePaul student sues ex-professor for sexual coercion

DePaulia Investigation

April 2, 2018

Some parts of this story may be upsetting or disturbing to readers, as the language used in court documents that The DePaulia recovered includes graphic sexual language. A lawsuit from a former DePaul student accusing a professor of coercing her into sex raises questions about dating between st...

Tags: Laith Al-Saud, lawsuit, Title IX

DePaul professor seeks legal charges after alleging driver hit her in Uber incident

Amber Colón

November 6, 2017

With the rise of rideshare services, another Uber passenger has come forward to say that she was attacked by her driver. This time, it was adjunct professor Lily Kim, who teaches in the Driehaus College of Business. Two weeks ago, social media stormed with photos and video posted to Kim’s personal Fa...

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Lawsuit: student sues, alleging professor coerced her into sex

Amber Colón

July 5, 2017

A student is suing the University and an instructor after she said he pressured her into having sex with him for an "A" in his class. The lawsuit was filed on Thursday in the Cook County Circuit Court. According to court documents, the woman is seeking over $200,000 in damages. The Chicago Sun-T...

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