Posted on 8 Jul 2024
A federal lawsuit filed by Grambling women’s basketball player Brenda McKinney against the NCAA seeks to certify a class of Black Division I athletes who competed for HBCU schools last year, alleging that they were victims of racial discrimination by…
Posted on 20 Jul 2022
This article was published by Aaron Tolentino of KRON 4. In March, University of San Francisco baseball head coach Nino Giarratano was fired for alleged misconduct, KRON4 reported. The university said a lawsuit was filed that month related to Giarratano’s…
Posted on 13 Mar 2022
The University of San Francisco's removal of Coach Giarratano is a positive first step to safeguarding the student-athletes that remain in the program, but it does little to address the harm he and his assistant coach inflicted on those placed in the…
Posted on 11 Mar 2022
Article by Ron Kroichick Three former University of San Francisco baseball players filed a class-action lawsuit Friday in U.S. District Court, accusing longtime head coach Nino Giarratano and former associate head coach Troy Nakamura of creating an “intolerable sexualized environment”…
Posted on 16 Sep 2021
Student athletes beat motion to dismiss in case seeking damages for discriminatory treatment, according to FeganScott and May Lightfoot Law. INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 16) — A U.S. District Court handed a first victory to a group of Black student-athletes at Historically…
Posted on 11 Mar 2022
Case update: On August 4, 2023, the US District Court in San Francisco issued a pivotal ruling allowing the case filed by a group of student athletes against the University of San Francisco (USF) and two of the school’s former…
Posted on 10 Dec 2020
Attention HBCU Athletes: Was your Athletic Career Impacted by the NCAA? Unfair postseason bans may have damaged the athletic careers of many HBCU student athletes. We believe the NCAA mandates are discriminatory. Know your rights – contact us to learn…
Posted on 11 May 2020
Beth Fegan and Lynn Ellenberger led a class action case brought on behalf of three former student-athletes against John Rembao, their former track and field and cross-country coach at the University of Arizona and the University of Texas-Austin. The lawsuit sought…