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Civil Rights,
Civil Litigation

Aug. 15, 2017

Jury finds for Pepperdine in Title IX suit

A federal jury has delivered a total defense verdict for Pepperdine University, vindicating the school’s claim that it did not discriminate or retaliate against two gay students.

LOS ANGELES — A federal jury delivered a total defense verdict for Pepperdine University, vindicating the school’s claim that it did not discriminate or retaliate against two gay students.

The jury, which reached its verdict after four hours of deliberation Friday evening, determined that Haley Videckis and Layana White did not suffer discrimination or retaliation based on their sexual orientation and that Pepperdine did not deny ei...

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