Scamp
06-16-2007, 07:38 AM
BATON ROUGE - The lawyers are still snipping at one another, but former LSU women's basketball coach Pokey Chatman and LSU settled their disagreements out of court on Friday.
Chatman accepted a settlement offer of $160,000 from LSU general counsel Ray Lamonica, ending all contractual ties between Chatman and the university and any future threats of lawsuits by Chatman.
"In a nutshell, we'll take it," said Mary Olive Pierson, who has been Chatman's lawyer since Chatman's sudden resignation on March 7. "And by accepting it, we now cannot sue LSU over Pokey's resignation."
Chatman, who took LSU to three straight Final Fours from 2004-06, resigned upon LSU learning that she allegedly had improper relationships with past LSU women's basketball players while their head coach. ...
Pierson said Chatman will be pursuing other coaching opportunities and did not want to be interviewed at this time.
"She is not ready to talk now," Pierson said. "After some time passes, she may want to."
http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070616/SPORTS/706160327/1006A conclusion I've come to: athletics departments should have accountants review coaches' contracts to make sure $2 + $2 = $4. ;)
Chatman accepted a settlement offer of $160,000 from LSU general counsel Ray Lamonica, ending all contractual ties between Chatman and the university and any future threats of lawsuits by Chatman.
"In a nutshell, we'll take it," said Mary Olive Pierson, who has been Chatman's lawyer since Chatman's sudden resignation on March 7. "And by accepting it, we now cannot sue LSU over Pokey's resignation."
Chatman, who took LSU to three straight Final Fours from 2004-06, resigned upon LSU learning that she allegedly had improper relationships with past LSU women's basketball players while their head coach. ...
Pierson said Chatman will be pursuing other coaching opportunities and did not want to be interviewed at this time.
"She is not ready to talk now," Pierson said. "After some time passes, she may want to."
http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070616/SPORTS/706160327/1006A conclusion I've come to: athletics departments should have accountants review coaches' contracts to make sure $2 + $2 = $4. ;)