Here are Connecticut Sports Law’s top story lines of 2010, from 2 through 5. Click here to see 6 through 10. 2. Marist University’s lawsuit against James Madison University provides another chapter in the story of virtual free agency in college coaching. A Beacon in Poughkeepsie: Marist Claims Victory Over James Madison in Coaching Contract Suit More on Marist [...]
NBA Agent Successfully Sues Fellow Agent
October 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The legal concept of interference with contractual relations continues to arise in the sports arena. As Connecticut Sports Law has covered in some detail, Marist College successfully brought suit against its former basketball coach, Matt Brady, and his new employer, James Madison University (JMU), after Brady left Marist while under contract. Marist alleged that Brady breached his [...]
A Beacon in Poughkeepsie: Marist Claims Victory Over James Madison in Coaching Contract Suit
August 18, 2010 By 4 Comments
Sports Litigation Alert recently featured my latest article on the case of Marist v. Brady, in its August 13, 2010 issue. The article, which I have posted below, provides a more detailed analysis of the judgment that Marist obtained against James Madison University. My sincere thanks to Holt Hackney, publisher of Sports Litigation Alert. A small college in Poughkeepsie, [...]
More on Marist v. JMU: Damages, Precedent and No Recruit Clause
July 22, 2010 By 2 Comments
Mark Selig of the Daily News Record interviewed me for his article on the recent judgment of default entered in favor of Marist University against James Madison University. (Click on link to view article Marist Article – Daily News Record). The article covered a number of interesting issues, and I have included a few highlights below: Damages [...]
Marist Claims Victory in Coaching Contract Suit
July 20, 2010 By 1 Comment
The willingness of a small New York university to enforce one of its coaching contracts in a court of law, may effect the virtual free-agency system that has long operated in collegiate athletics. A New York Supreme Court entered a judgment of default in favor of Marist University in its lawsuit against James Madison University (JMU). Marist alleged [...]
