Court Rejects Defendants’ Shot in Richardson Case

Former University of Arkansas basketball coach Nolan Richardson survived a motion for summary judgment brought by the defendants in his wrongful termination case when a federal judge denied the motion.   Defendants UA President B. Alan Sugg, Chancellor John White, Athletic Director Frank Broyles and the nonprofit Arkansas Razorback Foundation had argued in the motion that the employment contract Richardson signed barred him from legally challenging his firing. However, the court concluded t