RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY v. AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

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Case Number:

3:12-cv-07898

Court:

New Jersey

Nature of Suit:

Contract: Other

Judge:

Michael A. Shipp

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  1. February 05, 2014

    NJ Lawmaker Blasts Silence On Rutgers Deal Over Exit Fees

    A New Jersey lawmaker on Wednesday said he was "deeply disturbed" by Rutgers University's refusal to share details on a tentative agreement with the former Big East Conference over a $10 million exit fee that the school may have faced.

  2. November 01, 2013

    Rutgers Can't Evade Arbitration Over $10M Big East Exit Fee

    A New Jersey federal judge ruled Thursday that Rutgers University's suit challenging a $10 million exit fee the American Athletic Conference, the former Big East Conference, claims the school owes for leaving it should be arbitrated in Rhode Island.

  3. July 22, 2013

    Rutgers, Conference Spar Over $2.5M In Revenue Withholding

    The American Athletic Conference on Monday struck back against Rutgers University's claims that it improperly kept $2.5 million in revenue amid the parties' dispute over what Rutgers may owe for departing to the Big Ten Conference, arguing that the issue belongs in arbitration.

  4. April 23, 2013

    Rutgers Slams Bid To Arbitrate Suit Over Big East Exit

    Rutgers University on Monday fired back at the Big East Conference's attempt to dismiss the school's suit in New Jersey federal court seeking to leave the conference without penalty, arguing that the conference's attempt to push the dispute into arbitration is unconscionable.

  5. March 22, 2013

    Big East Says Rutgers' Exit Suit Belongs In Arbitration

    Rutgers University's lawsuit seeking to leave the Big East Conference without abiding by a 27-month notice period or paying a $10 million exit fee should be dismissed because the school must arbitrate the dispute, the collegiate sports conference argued Friday in a New Jersey federal court filing.

  6. February 13, 2013

    Rutgers, Big East To Talk Settlement In Exit Suit

    Rutgers University and the Big East Conference are expected to update a New Jersey federal court Monday about settlement talks over the school's lawsuit to leave the sports conference without abiding by a 27-month notice period and paying a $10 million exit fee, according to court records.

  7. January 08, 2013

    Big East Gets Extension To Address Rutgers Suit Over Exit

    The Big East Conference will have until the end of January to respond to Rutgers University's lawsuit to void a 27-month notice period before it can leave the college sports conference as well as a $10 million exit fee, according to a court filing Tuesday.

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