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September 03, 2009

The Duke Experience

From yesterday's edition of The Chronicle, the enduring and well-regarded Duke student daily:

JUDGE OKS PRESSLER'S SLANDER SUIT

A North Carolina appeals court ruled Tuesday that former men's lacrosse coach Mike Pressler can continue with a lawsuit against the University.

Pressler--who signed a settlement in 2007 with the University after he was fired following the false rape allegations in 2006--charges that John Burness, former Duke senior vice president for public affairs and government relations, made slanderous remarks about him after and in violation of the settlement, which included a clause precluding defamatory comments.

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