In his Jan. 12 third amended petition filed against Texas Tech University, Mike Leach, the school’s former football coach, brings a number of claims against his former employer, including breach of contract, wrongful termination, defamation, fraud in the inducement and negligent misrepresentation. Leach, a graduate of Pepperdine University School of Law, also alleges Texas Tech violated the Texas Whistleblower Act and his constitutional right to due process, among other things.
In his petition in Mike Leach v. Texas Tech University , filed in the 99th District Court in Lubbock County, Leach minces no words when talking about Texas Tech wide receiver Adam James; the player’s father, ESPN’s Craig James; and Texas Tech Chancellor Kent Hance. Leach also singles out lawyer Charlotte Bingham, the director of Texas Tech’s Office of Equal Employment Opportunity.
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