Court allows ex-Duke lacrosse coach to pursue slander suit

Submitted by anthony on Wed, 2009-09-02 17:44

Article here.

'RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A North Carolina appeals court has ruled that Duke University's former lacrosse coach can pursue a slander lawsuit against the school and its former spokesman.

Duke's attorney has argued that the coach fired during a lacrosse scandal should be required to settle his claims through arbitration. Pressler's lawyers say arbitration could limit what the coach can get in damages.

The Court of Appeals decided Tuesday that Michael Pressler isn't required to arbitrate his slander and libel claims.

Pressler had settled with the school after he was fired following a stripper's false accusations in 2006 that she was raped at a team party. But the coach's lawsuit says Duke violated the settlement when a former spokesman made disparaging comments about Pressler to the media.'

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Duke essentially destroyed this guy's team and real chance for a national title, essentially derailing his career and smearing his name.

He should take them for an OBSCENE amount of money and publish the information widely.
What they did was dispicable and they need to be punished in a very public way.

oregon dad

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Submitted by oregon dad on Wed, 2009-09-02 23:21