Grant & Eisenhofer represents survivors asserting systemic Title IX failures at Brown University
Plaintiff(s):
Putative class of ~4,000 current and former female Brown University students
Case type / claims:
Title IX and Section 1983 class action alleging Brown’s systemic failure to prevent and adequately respond to campus sexual harassment and assault
Defendant(s):
Brown University
Jurisdiction:
U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
Year:
Active
Outcome:
- Defeated Brown University’s motion to dismiss in October 2022
- Case proceeding in discovery with claims alleging longstanding institutional knowledge of pervasive sexual assault
- Action seeks institutional reforms and damages for thousands of affected students
