Court: National Letter of Intent Nullifies Oral Agreements in Scholarship Dispute

A federal judge from the District of Delaware granted summary judgment to the University of Delaware (UD) in a case in which it was sued by a student athlete and her father, who claimed a former coach made certain promises about her athletic scholarship that the new coach subsequently disregarded.   The court found the claims were meritless because the scholarship at issue was guaranteed for only one year as evidenced by the contract between the plaintiffs and the university.   The pla