Civil rights attorney Crump set to announce another suit against Northwestern over alleged hazing

Jim Phillips has said: never “condoned or tolerated inappropriate conduct” against athletes while he was Northwestern’s athletics director


CHICAGO (AP) — Civil rights attorney Ben Crump was set Monday to announce another lawsuit against Northwestern University over hazing allegations in its athletic programs, with the latest suit touted as containing “damning new details” of sexual hazing and abuse in its football program.

Crump and other attorneys were expected to join former Northwestern quarterback Lloyd Yates in discussing the lawsuit's filing Monday afternoon in Chicago. A news advisory says the complaint will allege “negligence, willful and wanton disregard for player safety and well-being" among other claims. ---More...

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