>>As Duke shut the door on lawsuits by the players in the lacrosse case...<<
This is a very poorly written article!
I was unaware that a university had the legal authority to prevent citizens from filing law suits against other private individuals. That IS what the above statement alleges.
“I was unaware that a university had the legal authority to prevent citizens from filing law suits against other private individuals. That IS what the above statement alleges.”
If the university makes a shield integral to the settlement, and you sign on the bottom line, then they are simply holding you to the terms of the contract, which you signed.