The story of a student-athlete getting into legal trouble and then transferring to a different program is not a new one. What is new is the way that conferences are beginning to handle those troubled student-athletes. In the wake of the Jonathan Taylor, University of Georgia and University of Alabama debacle, conferences across the country […]
Category: Sexual Assault
The following article was written by Benjamin Haynes, Esq. It all started with a simple game of truth or dare, but ended with an allegation of sexual assault. Dezmine Wells stated that he was playing a game of truth or dare with a fellow student, which led to consensual sex between him and the fellow student. […]
The following article was written by Benjamin Haynes, Esq. On June 11th 2012, Kelley Hardwick filed a Verified Complaint with a demand for jury trial against Geno Auriemma, USA Basketball Inc. (USAB) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). The lawsuit was brought under the cause of action for employment discrimination against all three Defendants under the […]
The following article was written by Cyle Kiger. In the ongoing storm that is the Sandusky scandal, it doesn’t surprise me that similar stories are coming out of the woodwork. A junior college basketball player, Patrick Terrell, filed a petition for discovery against Frank Lollino Jr. As the head basketball coach at Morton Community College from […]
The following article was written by Spencer Wingate. Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s sexual assault case in Lake Tahoe, Nevada has been officially dismissed. Last month the plaintiff, Andrea McNulty, dropped all claims in her civil law suit. Her attorney, Cal Dunlap filed court papers on November 30, 2011 with Washoe District Court for the case […]