Lawyers

• University of Virginia Swim Team Hazing Lawsuit Dropped, Settlement Reached

  A former University of Virginia swim team member has dropped the lawsuit against five upperclassmen, whom he alleged of subjecting him to hazing. A confidential settlement has been reached.

• Virginia university fraternity says to sue Rolling Stone for defamation

  The University of Virginia fraternity chapter at the center of Rolling Stone's retracted article "A Rape on Campus" said on Monday that it planned to sue the magazine for what it called "reckless" reporting that hurt its reputation.

• Rolling Stone awaits review of debunked Virginia gang rape story

  A Columbia University review of a now-discredited Rolling Stone story about an alleged gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity is due out on Sunday, addressing the questions of journalistic ethics raised by the provocative article.

• University of Virginia legal costs mount after discredited rape story

  The costs to the University of Virginia after a discredited report by Rolling Stone magazine of a fraternity gang rape are mounting, with lawyers' contracts totaling more than $500,000, a newspaper reported on Sunday.

• Judge denies gag order in rape case against Virginia abduction suspect

  A Virginia judge denied a gag order request on Friday in a rape and attempted murder case against Jesse Matthew, the man also charged with abducting Hannah Graham, a Virginia student whose body was discovered in October on a farm after a five-week search.

• Rolling Stone cites 'discrepancies' in Virginia rape story

  Rolling Stone magazine on Friday apologized for its November article about an alleged gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity, saying that there were "discrepancies" about the accuser's account.

• University of Virginia suspends fraternal organizations in assaults probe

  The University of Virginia is suspending all fraternal organizations until January after a magazine article described in detail an alleged sexual assault that occurred on the campus, the school said on Saturday.

• Suspect in UVA student's disappearance returned to Virginia

  A man arrested in Texas for the abduction of a University of Virginia student was returned to Virginia on Friday to face charges, while newly released records showed he was the focus of a 2002 college rape investigation but was never charged in that case.