Court Grants Summary Judgment to University on Student Athlete’s Breach of Contract, Due Process Claims

A federal judge has granted summary judgment to the University of Vermont (UVM) in a case in which the school was sued by a student athlete for breach of contract and Constitutional violations after he was kicked off the men's ice hockey team.   The court found that the NCAA rule prohibiting multi-year contracts effectively undermined the breach of contract claim, while the plaintiff’s failure to avail himself of the appellate process crippled his due process claim.   Plaintiff Gerva