Duke settles federal case with former lacrosse players

Duke settles federal case with former lacrosse players


Duke University and 38 members of its 2005-06 men’s lacrosse team notified a federal judge on Wednesday that they’d settled the players’ lawsuit out of court.

One of the players’ attorneys, Durham lawyer Bill Thomas, joined Duke chief spokesman Michael Schoenfeld in confirming the settlement and that neither side would discuss its terms.

“The terms are confidential,” Thomas said.

“The extent of Duke’s comment on this will be that the lawsuit has been resolved,” Schoenfeld said.

The move pared to one the lawsuits Duke faces from members of the team that was caught up in a public controversy after a stripper, Crystal Mangum, falsely claimed to have been raped at a team party in 2006.

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