Sports Litigation Case Law Update January 2015

In this month’s sports litigation case law update, we report on two decisions issued, coincidentally, on the same day this month, in which two different courts applied contract law in the college sports context.

In Kent State University v. Gene A. Ford, 2015 WL 135032 (Ohio Ct. of App., Jan. 12, 2015), Kent State University commenced an action against Gene Ford and Bradley University, asserting that Mr. Ford, the former head coach of the men’s basketball team at Kent State, breached his contract with …

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