More women came forward, including Stephanie Goettl Vander Pas. Stadtmueller ordered Blackbourn to cover UW's costs related to filing a motion for sanctions: nearly $18,000, according to the state Department of Justice, which represented UW in the case. Former UW-Whitewater student and Whitewater City Council member Stephanie Goettl-Vander Pas sued the System in October 2021 over alleged Title IX violations, alleging university employees violated federal discrimination laws by failing to protect her and others from sexual harassment and assault from then-Chancellor Beverly Kopper's husband, Alan Madison Police Department unveils five-year strategic plan. [23] The subsequent New York Times article, by reporter Jeff Gerth, appeared on March 8, 1992. [56] The Whitewater files in question, publicly released in August 1995, cast some doubt on the Clintons' assertions in the matter, as they showed that the couple was aware that the interest payments in question were paid by the Whitewater corporation, and not them personally. In response, the park changed its filtration and disinfection system. The payment was made without filing an amended return (possibly because the three-year period for amended return filing had passed), but did include full interest on the amount of the error, including the additional two-year delay. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices. She was in a raft that overturned. From 1992 to 1994, Lewis issued several additional referrals against the Clintons and repeatedly called the U.S. Attorney's Office in Little Rock and the Justice Department regarding the case. AfterSeitz'sdeath, the park closed and crews cleaned the whitewater feature. On November 19, 1998, Independent Counsel Starr testified before the House Judiciary Committee in connection with the Impeachment of Bill Clinton over charges related to the ClintonLewinsky scandal. ", The suit contends that after Hill assaulted Vander Pas, "he continued to engage in predatory sexual harassment of Stephanie, including hugging Stephanie at events without her consent.". Charlotte-based SPX Technologies expanding HVAC business with $418M acquisition, 2 options cut from Eastland Yards list. Our judicial system is built on candor and, most importantly, on justice. The complaint alleges there is no record of counseling ever happening. Water samples from the park detected the presence of an amoeba at levels the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had not previously seen. You must have standing. Goettl-Vander Pas, who knew Hill from her work as a city elected official, said in her lawsuit that he had slid his hand under her skirt while at an off-campus coffee shop. The Center's goal is to continue to increase the size of these protected lands and promote even greater access through land acquisition and natural resource management. At the time, Vander Pas was a member of the Whitewater City Council and attended a holiday party at then Chancellor Richard Telfer's home when Hill told her that she was a "very pretty girl." The Whitewater Center draws more than 800,000 visits a year and has total revenue exceeding $18 million annually. The judge said the student's attorney, Lisle Blackbourn, held more of the blame than the student did. Family of Ohio woman who contracted brain-eating amoeba sues Whitewater Family of teen killed by brain-eating amoeba from whitewater rafting Wyatt said that if Seitz signed a thorough waiver before her rafting trip, a judge could find grounds to throw out the case. Now, Mecklenburg County helps to oversee the regulation of the Whitewater Center, including required inspections and an annual permit from the county health department. [6] Susan McDougal was granted a pardon by President Clinton before he left office. A person cannot be infected with Naegleria fowleri by drinking contaminated water and the amoeba is not found in salt water. First, you need to figure out whether you have the right to file a lawsuit against the person or business you have a dispute with. The 1,100-acre nonprofit facility in northwest Mecklenburg sits on county. On Dec. 17, 2018, Kopper, Hill's wife, resigned amid the sexual harassment allegations. Seitz, 18, died of a rare brain infection caused by a single-celled animal, the amoeba Naegleria fowleri, days after visiting the center on June 8, 2016, with a church group. In 2014, James Sizemore was a whitewater rafting customer of Blazing Adventures, and during the . According to then current law, McDougal could borrow only $600,000 from his own savings and loan, Madison Guaranty. By 1993, there were a few occupied houses on the site, but most of the properties were still for sale. [14], The White House and the President's supporters claimed that they were exonerated by the Pillsbury Report. [56], Kenneth Starr's successor as Independent Counsel, Robert Ray, released a report in September 2000, that stated "This office determined that the evidence was insufficient to prove to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt that either President or Mrs. Clinton knowingly participated in any criminal conduct. [49], The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee also began hearings on Whitewater in July 1994. McDougal raised $35,000; $12,000 of that was in Madison Guaranty cashier's checks.[16][17]. Part of what's driving the popularity in computer and data science offerings is an economy that is hungry for data,CDIS founding Director Tom. [24], White House counsel Bernard Nussbaum obstructed both the justice department investigation and parks department's investigation into Vince Foster by refusing to hand over documents found in Foster briefcase. Stadtmueller faulted Blackborn for letting Goettl-Vander Pas self-collect evidence, as clients may fail to disclose all information or omit documents given to their counsel. [43]. Christopher Ruddy, a reporter for Richard Mellon Scaife's Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and later CEO of Newsmax, helped fuel much of this speculation with claims that Starr had not pursued this line of inquiry far enough. Stadtmueller said Vander Pas' and Blackbourn's actions cost UW and the court to expend extensive time, energy and resources. 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The report concluded that James McDougal, who had set up the deal, was the managing partner, and Bill Clinton was a passive investor in the venture; the Associated Press characterized it as "generally support[ing] the Clintons' description of their involvement in Whitewater". According to the CDC, fewer than 10 cases have been reported annually in the United State during the last 53 years. 2023 by Wisconsin Public Radio, a service of the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The suit, filed in Ohio where Lauren Seitz lived, alleges the parks popular rafting channels were dangerous and that park operators showed conscious disregard for the safety of visitors.. Media pressure continued to build, and on April 22, 1994, Hillary Clinton gave an unusual press conference under a portrait of Abraham Lincoln in the State Dining Room of the White House, to address questions on both Whitewater and the cattle futures controversy; it was broadcast live on several networks. Goettl-Vander Pass lawsuit stems from sexual harassment and assault that Hill allegedly directed at her in October 2015, shortly after Kopper became chancellor. [3], These charges were the topic of a separate investigation by former Department of Justice investigator, Michael E. Shaheen Jr.[41] Shaheen filed his report in July 1999 to Starr, who stated that the allegations that Hale had been paid in hopes of influencing his testimony were "unsubstantiated or, in some cases, untrue". The lawsuit that was filed by her father, JamesSeitz, alleges the Whitewater Center negligently breached its duty of care owed to Lauren and failed to properly regulate the water, train its employees on how to care for the water and didnt warn visitors about dangers that come with untreated and unregulated water. This failed business venture was incorporated in 1979 with the purpose of developing vacation properties on land along the White River near Flippin, Arkansas. Kopper resigned a couple months after her husband's behavior came to light. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, Orthopedic surgeons who left SSM Health sue SSM Health, Why Michael's Frozen Custard was demolished on Schroeder Road, Former Wisconsin men's basketball player, transfer commitment find new homes, Hands on Wisconsin: So long and farewell to Aaron Rodgers, Live on King summer concert series lineup is out, Bear spotted in Madison, Fitchburg neighborhoods, Republicans to strip hundreds of items from Gov. [50] These hearings intensified in May 1995, following the Republican gain of control, when the Republican Banking Committee chairman Al D'Amato also became chair of the newly formed Special Whitewater Committee. Blackborn was ordered to pay for the Systems litigation costs. A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit alleging the University of Wisconsin System failed to protect women from the husband of a UW-Whitewater chancellor who was found to have sexually harassed students and employees. Stay informed with WPR's email newsletter. He alleges that filthy waters in the parks popular rafting channels posed a danger and increased the likely that amoeba could strike visitors. The amoeba can infect a person when water goes up the nose and infections are rare, but almost always fatal. Former UW-Whitewater student sues over sexual harassment by former She's also seeking compensatory and punitive damages "in an amount to be determined.". Parallel to the Independent Counsel track, both houses of the United States Congress had been investigating Whitewater and holding hearings on it. The complaint also noted Kopper took 84 days to notify her cabinet and the campus that her husband couldn't be on campus. The lawsuit against the U.S. National Whitewater Center was filed Monday, just over a year after Seitz, 18, from Ohio, contracted a brain-eatingamoeba at the facility. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - U.S. National Whitewater Center-goers will soon have new sweater-season experiences: Ice skating and a decorated light trail. UW Board of Regents President Edmund Manydeeds and Interim UW-Whitewater Chancellor Jim Henderson also declined to comment.

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