Alabama’s Highest Court Denies Former Hampton University Coach’s Appeal

The Alabama Supreme Court has denied the appeal of the former football coach at Hampton University, who alleged that university officials defamed him in the aftermath of his dismissal.   Plaintiff Jerry Holmes filed the lawsuit in 2011. He claimed specifically that statements made by HU athletic director Lonza Hardy and then-director of human resources Angela Dunn shortly after he was fired in 2009 were false and damaged his professional reputation   Hardy had told the media that Holme