Court upholds dismissal of Columbia University sexual assault lawsuit

A lawsuit alleging Columbia University was indifferent to sexual assault allegations was correctly dismissed by a lower court, an appeals panel said Tuesday.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit stated that Jane Doe’s 2021 lawsuit against the university did not meet the requirements of Rule 12(b)(6) because her complaint lacked “sufficient facts” to support a plausible claim to seek legal remedy. according to the order.

“The district court gave Doe two opportunities to amend her complaint, but each time Doe failed to correct the identified deficiencies,” the panel wrote.

Doe reported that she was sexually…