Coach’s argument that Athletic Programs Lack Immunity Fails

A federal judge in the Eastern District of Kentucky has granted the University of Hawaii’s motion to dismiss in a case where a former coach sued the university for breach of contract.   Specifically, plaintiff Wallace G. English claimed that the university wasn’t protected by immunity since the lawsuit stemmed from the operation of the school’s football program, which is “a commercial activity . . . [and] big business.”   In February 1997, University of Hawaii head football c