Ex-Michigan football coach, university named in lawsuit over alleged exploitation of female students
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Michigan-based personal injury law firm Buckfire Law announced it has filed a mass lawsuit against former Michigan Wolverines football coach Matt Weiss, the University of Michigan, the Regents of the University of Michigan, and Keffer Development Services, LLC, on behalf of multiple female students.
Thesuit,filedonThursday(April10),stemsfromtheillegalaccessandexploitationofthestudents’personalinformation.
FederalprosecutorsrecentlychargedWeisswithunlawfullyaccessingthesocialmediaandcomputeraccountsofmorethan3,300individuals.
Weissisaccusedofspecificallytargetingfemalestudentsinanattempttoobtainintimatephotosandvideoswithouttheirknowledgeorconsent.
CourtdocumentsrevealedWeissallegedlyhackedintodatabasesmanagedbyKefferDevelopmentServices,downloadingpersonallyidentifiableandmedicalinformationofover150,000athletesacrossmorethan100collegesanduniversities.
Weissthenallegedlygainedaccesstosocialmedia,email,andcloudstorageac
