The University of Pittsburgh uses the Dragonetti Act to Attempt a Reversal on Its Former Wrestling Coach

By Robert J. Romano, JD LLM, St. John’s University Jason Peters, one-time coach for the University of Pittsburgh’s wrestling team, had his racial discrimination and breach of contract lawsuit against the University dismissed by a federal court in September 2020. Because the court rejected Coach Peters’ legal case, the University is now attempting a ‘reversal’ by suing its former employee to recover expended attorneys’ fees and other damages allegedly caused by the coach’s “frivo