Court Delivers Partial Victory Niagara University in Title IX Case
By Brian Nuedling, of Jackson Lewis
A Title IX lawsuit alleging a pattern and practice of sexual harassment on a university campus resulted in a split decision when the defendant school sought to narrow the litigation through a motion to dismiss.
In Posso v. Niagara University,[1]Plaintiffs Nastassja Posso, Jamie Rolf, Jane Doe-1, and Jane Doe-2 brought an action against Niagara, alleging common-law claims and violations of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The lawsuit alleged