July 31, 2023
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.
January 07, 2022
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.
October 21, 2021
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.
October 18, 2021
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.
September 13, 2021
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.
July 12, 2021
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.