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Tag: Johnson & Wales University

Appeals court rejects suit by student named in crime alert

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January 8, 2008December 4, 2018 Michael Beder

A student who sued his university for naminghim as the assailant in an assault near campus has not yet decided whether tocontinue his case after a federal appeals court dismissed the suit lastmonth.

Tagged Johnson & Wales University, Rhode Island

Student appeals libel case stemming from campus crime alert

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June 27, 2007September 5, 2018 Jenny Redden

RHODE ISLAND -- A former Johnson & Wales University student who sued the school for libel after it released a crime alert falsely identifying him as an attacker is appealing a district court's summary judgment in favor of the university.

Tagged Johnson & Wales University, Rhode Island

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