The lawsuit between State Sen. Jake Corman, Treasurer Rob McCord and the NCAA may soon see a settlement.
Matthew Haverstick, an attorney for Corman and McCord, wrote a letter to the chief clerk of the Commonwealth Court on Tuesday, requesting that the parties involved with the lawsuit enter the court’s mediation program.
According to the letter, the parties previously entered mediation with Judge Anne Covey, which helped them “focus their disputes.” Haverstick says that this first attempt at mediation failed due to “insurmountable differences at that time.”
“…we believe we have seen significant movement on those differences and that this matter is now within reach of a mediated resolution,” the letter reads.
Haverstick requests to move to mediation at the earliest convenient time, saying that mediation is “in both the parties’ and the public’s interest.”
Representatives for the NCAA and Penn State declined comment. Attorneys for the NCAA and Corman could not be reached for comment.
Corman sued the NCAA in Commonwealth Court last year to force the organization to spend its $60 million fine against Penn State in Pennsylvania. The NCAA wants to distribute that money nationally, and has filed a separate lawsuit against Corman in federal court.
In a separate Commonwealth Court filing earlier this week, Corman asked the court to force the NCAA to produce emails with the Big Ten. The NCAA has claimed those emails are protected by “joint privilege,” but Corman disagrees and asked the court to intervene.
Commonwealth Court Judge Anne Covey filed an order on Tuesday, requiring the NCAA to respond to Corman’s request by December 4.
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