Stollings v. Texas Tech University et al

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Case Number:

5:20-cv-00250

Court:

Texas Northern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Education

Judge:

James Wesley Hendrix

Firms

  1. August 11, 2022

    Texas Tech Settles Basketball Coach's Discrimination Suit

    A former women's basketball coach for Texas Tech University has reached a settlement with the school after claiming she was discriminated against and fired without cause out of retaliation.

  2. March 21, 2022

    Texas Tech Narrows Fired Basketball Coach's Bias Suit

    A fired women's basketball coach suing Texas Tech University for discrimination and retaliation saw most of her other claims tossed Friday.

  3. August 26, 2021

    Texas Tech Can't Bounce Former Hoops Coach's Sex Bias Suit

    A Texas federal judge has refused to toss discrimination and retaliation claims against Texas Tech University by its fired women's basketball coach, finding she had laid out a case that she was treated differently than male coaches and suffered blowback for reporting alleged harassment.

  4. March 09, 2021

    Fired Coach Says Texas Tech Can't 'Hide' From Sex Bias Suit

    Texas Tech University and its athletic director can't "hide behind" a sovereign immunity defense in an attempt to sidestep a gender bias suit, the college's ousted women's basketball coach told a federal court Monday.

  5. February 09, 2021

    Texas Tech Calls Foul On Fired Hoops Coach's Sex Bias Suit

    Texas Tech University has asked a federal judge to dismiss a gender bias lawsuit filed by its ousted women's basketball coach after she was accused of abusing players and fostering a "toxic" program culture, saying the university is protected from legal action because it's a state entity.

  6. October 21, 2020

    Ex-Texas Tech Coach Sues School Over Contract Breach

    Texas Tech University's former women's basketball coach Marlene Stollings sued the school and its Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt in federal court on Tuesday, claiming that Texas Tech breached her contract and fired her without cause.