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<blockquote data-quote="RonJohn" data-source="post: 719598" data-attributes="member: 2426"><p>(The standard I am not a lawyer disclaimer)</p><p></p><p>I haven't read an extreme amount about this suit, but the requested information seems more like an attempt to embarrass and intimidate into a settlement than something actually needed for the lawsuit. As I understand it, the agent is claiming that Williamson broke a contract and Williamson is claiming that the contract was not valid based on a North Carolina law. </p><p></p><p>The supposed purpose of the questions in the deposition are to determine if Williamson actually was a student-athlete. The North Carolina law defines a student-athlete as:Even if Williamson received benefits that would have made him ineligible if the NCAA had found out about them, he was engaged in athletics that year, and at the time the contract was signed was still eligible to engage in intercollegiate sports. So, the way I read it even if Williamson did receive all of the benefits that the agent is asking about in the deposition, he still would have protection from the North Carolina law, which protects student athletes from rogue agents.</p><p></p><p>I am not trying to defend Duke, nor say that they didn't do anything wrong. The agent hasn't said that she has any evidence or information that Williamson did receive anything other than rumors. Her lawyers are just asking fishing questions in a deposition for a lawsuit. I don't think the questions will every be answered, just based on how I see the lawsuit and the North Carolina UAAA law. I am not going to tie any hope about Duke being outed as dirty on an agent who is by all reports a very sketchy person.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RonJohn, post: 719598, member: 2426"] (The standard I am not a lawyer disclaimer) I haven't read an extreme amount about this suit, but the requested information seems more like an attempt to embarrass and intimidate into a settlement than something actually needed for the lawsuit. As I understand it, the agent is claiming that Williamson broke a contract and Williamson is claiming that the contract was not valid based on a North Carolina law. The supposed purpose of the questions in the deposition are to determine if Williamson actually was a student-athlete. The North Carolina law defines a student-athlete as:Even if Williamson received benefits that would have made him ineligible if the NCAA had found out about them, he was engaged in athletics that year, and at the time the contract was signed was still eligible to engage in intercollegiate sports. So, the way I read it even if Williamson did receive all of the benefits that the agent is asking about in the deposition, he still would have protection from the North Carolina law, which protects student athletes from rogue agents. I am not trying to defend Duke, nor say that they didn't do anything wrong. The agent hasn't said that she has any evidence or information that Williamson did receive anything other than rumors. Her lawyers are just asking fishing questions in a deposition for a lawsuit. I don't think the questions will every be answered, just based on how I see the lawsuit and the North Carolina UAAA law. I am not going to tie any hope about Duke being outed as dirty on an agent who is by all reports a very sketchy person. [/QUOTE]
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