{"id":8047,"date":"2020-01-21T09:49:25","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T14:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/?p=8047"},"modified":"2020-04-20T09:27:22","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T13:27:22","slug":"we-arein-legal-trouble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/index.php\/we-arein-legal-trouble\/","title":{"rendered":"We Are\u2026In Legal Trouble"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tackling another lawsuit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Penn State Football is once again in the spotlight, and not for the team\u2019s spectacular prospects or prior season performances.\u00a0 Head coach James Franklin and several named players are involved in a hazing lawsuit, filed earlier this month by a former Nittany Lion.\u00a0 Despite attempts to report the hazing to coach Franklin and staff, the former player claims he faced retaliation that affected his potential for success as a Penn State football player.\u00a0 Although this one player faced the retaliation, the underclassmen as a whole were allegedly subjected to the harassment on and off the football field.<\/p>\n

The key plaintiff in the lawsuit, Isaiah Humphries, recounted various instances of abuse by the upperclassmen, including sexual behavior, physical bullying, and threats.\u00a0 After Humphries and his father, a former Penn State and NFL player, both consulted with the coaching staff, it was as if history<\/a> was repeating itself.\u00a0Their claims were not followed by an appropriate investigation or even compassion and protection.\u00a0 Instead, Humphries was seemingly forced out of the football program.\u00a0 According to the lawsuit, he was set up to fail at practice and punished by not being allowed to play in games.\u00a0 Eventually, the staff stated medical reasons to support their recommendation of having Humphries removed from the team.<\/p>\n

As Humphries initiated his research of transfer opportunities, the Penn State coaching staff refused to endorse the player\u2019s capabilities to prospective schools.\u00a0 The members of the coaching staff apparently supplied negative criticisms of Humphries\u2019 performance.\u00a0 While Humphries was only with Penn State in 2018, it was not until May 2019 that an investigation took place, ignited by an anonymous tip.\u00a0 One of the named defendants in the lawsuit faced charges pressed by the Penn State University Office of student conduct, however, the specific violation of student conduct is not known to the public.\u00a0 That student\u2019s penalty was mild, as he was benched for only the first game of the season.<\/p>\n

Despite the claims<\/a> outlined in the lawsuit, the Penn State senior director of media relations insists that any instances of hazing were unfounded after an investigation. \u00a0There was no substantial evidence presented that led to further discipline of any particular football player. \u00a0Some students have voiced their opinions on the incident and are skeptical that extreme bullying would be tolerated, given the school’s past and the current positive camaraderie\u00a0around the main campus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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