Appeals Court Upholds Ruling that Coach Must Pay Kent State University $1.2 Million for Breaking Contract

In a majority decision, an Ohio state appeals court affirmed a ruling that a college basketball coach, who breached a contract he had with Kent State University (KSU), must now pay the school liquidated damages in the amount of $1.2 million.   The ruling was significant for several reasons, one of which was that the court ruled for the university, even though there was “limited evidence of actual damages.”   The contractual relationship between the parties goes back to April of 200