GARRETT v. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

Nos. 21-3972/3974/3982/4070/4128.

60 F.4th 359 (2023)

Brian GARRETT; Nicholas Nutter, et al., Plaintiffs, Edward Gonzales, John Antognoli, Kent Kilgore, Roger Beedon, Adam Plouse, Daniel Ritchie, Michael Schyck, Dr. Mark Chrystal, Joel Davis, and John Does 1-2, 4-6, 8, 10-15, 17, 19, 21-25, 27, 29-33, 35-46, 48, 50-51, 53, 56-59, 61, 62, 64, 69, 75, 77, 85-86, and 88-92, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated (21-3972); Rocky Ratliff (21-3974); Eric Smith, Mark Coleman, William Knight, Jack Cahill, Scott Overholt, Elmer Long, Ryan Henry, Michael Glane, Christopher Perkins, Michael Caldwell, Thomas Roehlig, Brian Roskovich, Rick Monge, Thomas Lisy, Anastacio Tito Vazquez, Jr., John MacDonald, Jr.; Maroon Mondalek, Leo Disabato, Peter Nathanson, Jeffrey Ladrow, Anthony Sentieri, and John Does 1-15 and 17-19; Michael Alf, Gary Till, Allen Novakowski; Chris Armstrong, and John Does 93-97 and 99-101, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated (21-4070); Michael Canales and John Doe 20 (21-4128), Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: February 15, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Larkin E. Walsh , SHARP LAW, LLP, Prairie Village, Kansas, for Appellants. Michael H. Carpenter , CARPENTER, LIPPS & LELAND LLP, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Larkin E. Walsh , Rex A. Sharp , Sarah T. Bradshaw , SHARP LAW, LLP, Prairie Village, Kansas, for Appellants in 21-3972 and 21-4070. Michael H. Carpenter , Timothy R. Bricker , David J. Barthel , CARPENTER, LIPPS & LELAND LLP, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee. J.C. Ratliff , RATLIFF LAW OFFICES, Marion, Ohio, for Appellants in 21-3982, 21-3974, and 21-4128. Konrad Kircher , RITTGERS & RITTGERS, Lebanon, Ohio, Adam Strychaluk , KAUFMAN LIEB LEBOWITZ & FRICK LLP, New York, New York, for Amici Curiae.

Before: GUY, WHITE, and LARSEN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

From the late 1970s to the late 1990s, Dr. Richard Strauss sexually abused hundreds of students at The Ohio State University. In 2018, former Ohio State student-athletes came forward alleging that Strauss had abused them and that Ohio State had covered it up...

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