Settlement Reached Between Tennessee and Its Former Media Director for Women’s Athletics

The former media director for University of Tennessee (UT) Women’s Athletics has reached a settlement with the university and its athletic director, ending a lawsuit in which she alleged that the defendants discriminated against her on the basis of her age and gender when they fired her in 2012.   As part of the settlement, plaintiff Debby Jennings will awarded $320,000, more than $100,000 of which will go to her attorney, David Burkhalter of Burkhalter, Rayson & Associates.   The or