Mike Leach’s Petition for Review Was Denied by the Texas Supreme Court, Leaving Questions on the Termination of Coaching Contracts in Texas

Apr 6, 2012

By Christian Dennie   Following his termination by Texas Tech University (“Tech”), Coach Mike Leach (“Leach”), former head football coach at Tech, filed suit in Lubbock County, Texas seeking payment for amounts due and owing under his contract and Tech defended itself by asserting sovereign immunity as an affirmative defense.   The central issue in the case was whether Tech is entitled to sovereign immunity. In Texas, the concept of sovereign immunity embraces two principles:
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