Former Coach’s Lawsuit Dismissed for Violation of the Texas Anti-SLAPP Statute Pertaining to NWSL and NWSLPA Investigation

By Christan Dennie, of Dennie Sports Law James Clarkson, the former Head Coach and General Manager of the Houston Dash women’s professional soccer team, sued the National Women’s Soccer League (the “League”), the National Women’s Soccer League Players Association (“Players Association), and their respective law firms, Covington & Burling, LLP  (“Covington”) and Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP (“Weil”), and individual attorneys for defamation, tortious interference with