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Posted: 2:01 PM Sep 9, 2010
University Of Iowa Settles Harassment Lawsuit
The University of Iowa has settled a federal sexual harassment lawsuit by a former student related to her claims against a now-deceased professor.
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The University of Iowa has settled a federal sexual harassment lawsuit by a former student related to her claims against a now-deceased professor.
The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports Thursday the school reached a $130,000 settlement in January with former doctoral student Melissa Rose Walding Milligan. The newspaper obtained the information through an open records law request.
The music professor, Mark Weiger, committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning about a week after the lawsuit was filed in November 2008.
Prior to filing her lawsuit, Milligan had filed a complaint about Weiger's behavior and claimed the school did nothing to remedy the situation. School officials said they investigated the claims but Weiger remained on the faculty in good standing.
