Mar. 30, 2026
Mountain West poaching claims can proceed against Pac-12
A federal magistrate judge allowed key Mountain West claims against the Pac-12 to proceed over school departures, dismissing fraud allegations but sustaining unjust enrichment and interference claims.
The Mountain West Conference's claims against the Pac-12 for poaching five of its member schools -- and allegedly violating a contract between the two in the process -- can move forward, U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen ruled Friday.
She partially granted and partially denied the Pac-12's motion to dismiss counterclaims filed by the Mountain West Conference, represented by Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, as part of a legal battle between the two collegiate athletic...
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