Overview

• The amended federal class-action complaint names Jim Harbaugh and athletic director Warde Manuel as defendants in the lawsuit originally filed by 11 women
• It alleges that both Michigan officials were aware in December 2022 of Matt Weiss’s unauthorized access to private athlete accounts yet still allowed him to coach in the national semifinal playoff
• Weiss is indicted on federal counts of unauthorized computer access and aggravated identity theft for hacking systems at over 100 universities and targeting more than 3,000 student-athletes
• The plaintiffs accuse Weiss of downloading intimate photos and videos from athletes’ social media, email and cloud storage accounts between 2015 and 2023
• Lead attorney Parker Stinar argues that the university’s delayed intervention prioritized football success over safeguarding student welfare