Chris Low says the lawsuit may be settled before the season begins

[gunner]

If there was not going to be a trial for two more years our attorney fees would be a lot more than 2 1/2 million

That's why I don't like attorneys. They are more concerned with creating wealth for themselves rather than justice.

I'm sure that EVERY attorney involved in this case is making more than each of the plantiffs.

 

[VFLBerg]

Mark Schlabach
@Mark_Schlabach: Tennessee said it spent $220K on legal fees and would have spent $5.5 million to litigate case through trial

 

[KBVol]

"I would not be surprised at all if Tennessee had the Title 9 lawsuit settled before the football season." - @ClowESPN

Sure hope not. Need to fight this IMHO. Settle this one and more will surely follow.

 

[bamawriter]

Sure hope not. Need to fight this IMHO. Settle this one and more will surely follow.

Fight it and lose and it gets 100 times worse.

 

[cali_vol]

Even if you win it's a long drawn out PR nightmare. That hurts recruiting, revenue, and creates off the field distractions for coaches and administration. Just my opinion but I think you are much better off putting it to bed before the season starts.

 

[edyeary]

There are still legal fees....

....and the incessant negative recruiting for the next several years.

 

[edyeary]

Although, the more often payouts happen the more often suits will be filed.- Captain Obvious

 

[Brave Volunteer]

....and the incessant negative recruiting for the next several years.

Somehow I doubt that a Title IX lawsuit is going to affect an 18 year old young man's decision on who he signs with unless it had implications of hurting the program with scholarship limits or ineligibility for bowls/championships.

 

[VFL-82-JP]

An amusing side note: you know, you just know that Chris Low is mumbling *snazzlefrazzle* this morning at how quickly the settlement came out. He woulda looked hella cooler if they'd just waited another 48 hours or so. Like Nostradamus.

He still looks well-connected, I mean he clearly had inside info...but the settlement came SO soon after he said "by the end of the summer" that even he is clearly surprised at the speedy result.

Bet he's wishing they'd spent another couple of days finishing up before going public.

hehe.

 

[SaintLouisVol]

This is a heck of a deal for the University.

BTW, the math looks a lot like this:

$2.5 million total
minus @ 40% for attorney fees to plaintiffs' counsel
= @ $1.4 million
divided by 8 plaintiffs
= @ $180K each

 

[KBVol]

This is a heck of a deal for the University.

BTW, the math looks a lot like this:

$2.5 million total
minus @ 40% for attorney fees to plaintiffs' counsel
= @ $1.4 million
divided by 8 plaintiffs
= @ $180K each

Shows how very weak the plaintiffs' cases were IMO. I understand cutting losses and getting the deal done, especially if you can do it for that little amount of money. However, settled lawsuits tend to begat more lawsuits. This was the 3rd one in less than two years. I worry that there will be more to come if at some point you don't stand up to the money grabs on principle, fight back and win one.

 

[SaintLouisVol]

Shows how very weak the plaintiffs' cases were IMO. I understand cutting losses and getting the deal done, especially if you can do it for that little amount of money. However, settled lawsuits tend to begat more lawsuits. This was the 3rd one in less than two years. I worry that there will be more to come if at some point you don't stand up to the money grabs on principle, fight back and win one.

Less than 5% of all U.S. civil suits go to trial. Yes, that's an indictment of the system, but hardly one of the University.

Idealistic notions are for politicians and teenagers -- those with no accountability for their ideals. Almost always, in the real word, pragmatism has to prevail. I imagine as soon UT learned it could make most all of this go away for less than $3 million, they couldn't collect the signatures fast enough.