A jury has awarded a former Fresno State volleyball coach $5.85 million in damages, ruling that the California school discriminated against her for speaking up on behalf of female athletes. Lindy Vivas was fired in 2004. The jury award, which took into account back wages, future lost pay and emotional distress, is likely the largest ever granted to a coach suing for retaliation under Title IX, a landmark federal law requiring gender equity in scholastic athletics, said Vivas' lawyer.
July 10, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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A jury on Monday awarded a former Fresno State volleyball coach $5.85 million in damages, ruling that the California school discriminated against her for speaking up on behalf of female athletes.
Lindy Vivas, 50, was fired in 2004, two years after coaching her team to its best season in history. University officials said Vivas was let go because she did not meet performance goals and ran a program that often played in empty arenas.
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