Dismissal Motion Denied In Sex Abuse Class Suit Against Volleyball Club

Mealey's (July 3, 2018, 1:29 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — A class complaint accusing an Illinois sports club and its co-owners of creating an environment that allowed the male owner to sexually abuse teenage female volleyball players training at the club over a span of more than three decades may proceed, an Illinois federal judge ruled July 2, denying the defendants’ motion to dismiss and directing them to answer the complaint within 21 days (Laura Mullen, et al. v. GLV, Inc., et al., No. 18-1465, N.D. Ill., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 110302)....