Federal Court Dismisses Coach’s Defamation Claim Against College, Athletic Trainer and Attorney

A federal judge from the District of Massachusetts has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the former basketball coach at the University of Evansville in Indiana (UE), who alleged that the university, one of its employees (Jane Doe), and the employee’s attorney defamed him (collectively referred to as “the defendants”), all while Doe was engaged in litigation alleging that the coach sexually assaulted her. Plaintiff Walter McCarty became the head basketball coach at UE in 2018. In 2019, he m