Plaintiff’s Claim that NCAA Is Liable for Damage Caused by Infraction Report Falls Short, Again

A California state appeals court has affirmed the ruling of a lower court, dismissing the claim of a man who sued the NCAA after he was implicated in an infractions report for providing unauthorized benefits to a University of Southern California (USC) student athlete.   Specifically, Rodney Guillory sued the NCAA for defamation, invasion of privacy/false light, and negligent misrepresentation. The NCAA successfully countered in a motion to dismiss that it was protected by the "anti-SLAPP"