Federal Court Dismisses Pennsylvania Governor’s Lawsuit Against NCAA
By Scott A. Andresen
Original Complaint
On January 2, 2013, Pennsylvania Governor Thomas Corbett, Jr. filed a 43-page, single cause of action complaint against the NCAA in the Middle District of Pennsylvania seeking to permanently enjoin the NCAA from imposing its sanctions against Pennsylvania State University arising out of the Jerry Sandusky matter. Purportedly claiming violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act by the NCAA’s “arbitrary and capricious application of their enfor