Ohio State announces new settlement program for survivors in remaining Strauss cases
Program follows two previous settlements in 2020
The Ohio State University announced today that it is offering a new individual settlement program for eligible survivors in cases involving the abuses of Richard Strauss.
The university previously reached settlement agreements with 185 survivors in 17 lawsuits, totaling $46.7 million. The average settlement value per survivor in the previous agreements, terms of which were announced in May and October 2020, was $252,551. Through the new Strauss Individual Settlement Program, the university is committed to providing an average settlement amount of up to $252,551 to individual survivors involved in five of the active cases against Ohio State. Individual settlement amounts will vary and be determined by an independent administrator. Similar to the previous settlements, the program offers tiered compensation on an individual basis depending on the natur