Court Drops Mike Leach Lawsuit Appeal
By: Dylan Brooks
Updated: January 21, 2011
LUBBOCK -- Mike Leach was the talk of West Texas in 2008, as he led the Texas Tech Red Raiders towards the top of the college football world.
By the end of 2009, Leach was famous in college football circles for another reason, as he was fired by Tech following allegations that he abused a player. Leach sued the school for breach of contract in 2010. On Friday an appeals court threw out the case.
The 7th Court of Appeals upheld Texas Tech's sovereign immunity claim, which protected the school in the case. This means that Leach can't be awarded any money from the school in court. However, Leach can still try and show that the school's reasons for firing him were wrong.
Leach's attorney plans on appealing to the Texas Supreme Court.
By the end of 2009, Leach was famous in college football circles for another reason, as he was fired by Tech following allegations that he abused a player. Leach sued the school for breach of contract in 2010. On Friday an appeals court threw out the case.
The 7th Court of Appeals upheld Texas Tech's sovereign immunity claim, which protected the school in the case. This means that Leach can't be awarded any money from the school in court. However, Leach can still try and show that the school's reasons for firing him were wrong.
Leach's attorney plans on appealing to the Texas Supreme Court.
