Court: Former Student Athlete’s Claim against Pitt, Individual Defendants Can Proceed

A former student athlete at the University of Pittsburgh can proceed with her various legal claims against the university, student athletes, coaches and other officials, after a federal judge from the Western District of Pennsylvania denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss.   The impetus for the lawsuit was a December 1, 2010 fight in the locker room involving plaintiff Brittany M. Thomas and co-defendant Jania Sims, a teammate. Specifically, Thomas claimed that after a loss at St. Franc