"We will immediately begin taking discovery"

WASHINGTON, DC – April 1, 2011 – Charles J. Cooper, partner at Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, representing the 39 unindicted Duke lacrosse players in their lawsuit against Duke University and others, issued the following statement today:

“We are heartened by the judge’s carefully considered decision permitting the lacrosse players’ primary claims to move forward. We will immediately begin taking discovery and preparing the case for trial.”