Bell et al v. University of Hartford et al

  1. July 31, 2023

    UHart Wins Suit Challenging Transition To Div. III Sports

    The University of Hartford on Monday won summary judgment in a lawsuit brought by student-athletes who sought to reverse the decision to transition the school's athletics program from Division I to the less-desirable Division III.

  2. January 07, 2022

    Judge Wants Mediation In Student-Athlete Suit Against UHart

    A Connecticut federal judge is suggesting mediation in a lawsuit filed by student-athletes challenging the University of Hartford's plan to move from Division I to Division III sports, according to a Thursday order.

  3. October 21, 2021

    UHart Keeps Discovery Stay As Athletes Add To Challenge

    University of Hartford athletes and team managers on Wednesday added a pleading to their complaint against their school, its board and its president, one day after the Connecticut federal judge overseeing their challenge to the university's planned transition to Division III status denied their request to remove a stay on discovery.

  4. October 18, 2021

    UHart Athletes Blame Cut Lacrosse Seasons On Division Shift

    Athletes and managers of the University of Hartford Hawks met a Connecticut federal judge's three-day filing deadline on Friday with both the court's requested amended complaint, which sustained the plaintiffs' challenge of the university's planned change from NCAA Division I to Division III athletics, and a motion that connected the move to recently canceled lacrosse seasons.

  5. September 13, 2021

    Meet The Attys Representing UHart In DIII Move Suit

    Eight student-athletes and two student sports managers say the University of Hartford's planned transition from a Division I to a Division III model reneges on its promise to support their athletic and career prospects. Here, Law360 Pulse highlights the two Robinson & Cole attorneys representing the university defendants.

  6. July 12, 2021

    Meet The Attys Challenging UHart's Planned Division III Move

    Three partners at Halloran & Sage LLP's Hartford office are representing student-athletes as they seek an injunction against their college, the University of Hartford, and its anticipated transition from Division I to Division III sports programs.