Yeshiva University, Seyfarth Shaw Face Claims Over Investigation

A Yeshiva University student may proceed with a deliberate indifference claim under Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments against the university, as well as state- and municipal-law aiding and abetting claims against the school’s and Seyfarth Shaw LLP’s defendants, a federal court in New York said.

Jane Doe, who says she was raped by another Yeshiva student, Perry Doe, while on a date, brought two federal claims under Title IX and a dozen claims under state and city laws against the university and its investigator, Seyfarth Shaw, for how it allegedly handled her assault investigation. Yeshiva moved to dismiss ...