The banner was removed in early February in accordance with preliminary settlement terms, according to a press release from Pattakos Law Firm, who represented Lawless. On Thursday,
Artist Billie Lawless has reached a settlement in his lawsuit against Cleveland State University over the school’s censorship of wording added by him to The
Pattakos said in a statement that he commended the juvenile court for taking swift action after the incident to fire Beckles, and the county for
“CSU sought out Mr. Lawless to display his sculpture, and benefited not just from the artwork itself, but in the message sent to its students,
“Lawless has continuously updated the sculpture with commentary on controversial issues, and only now, in response to his timely criticism of President Trump, has CSU
“While Mr. Enty would have preferred to stay in his position as Metro’s executive director, the legal matter has resolved to his satisfaction,” Pattakos said …
The university had aggressively marketed the dual accreditation to the plaintiffs and others as a “highly beneficial degree that was one of a limited number
The suit says the driving force behind the decision not to seek re-accreditation was Robert Schwartz, and that he was motivated to tank the program
Three former clients behind a potential class-action lawsuit against the KNR law firm want to expand their suit to include a Wadsworth doctor accused of over-billing
… Pattakos quickly filed a lawsuit in State Supreme Court, arguing that the council had no choice but to accept legal petitions. Cleveland’s powers-that-are waxed furious.