Fired coach sues Loyola
Mary Scott
Issue date: 4/25/06 Section: News
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Dirrigl was fired from his position in December 2005 after "the College had lost confidence in Mr. Dirrigl's ability to lead the program," according to a statement. Dirrigl is seeking $3.5 million in damages from the College for breach of contract and defamation.
Kathryn Goldman, Dirrigl's attorney, declined to comment on the facts of the case, or the timing of his lawsuit.
Dirrigl filed his lawsuit in the middle of lacrosse season, during the week prior to Loyola's game against Rutgers University, where Dirrigl coached before to coming to Loyola.
Goldman also declined to comment on whether or not she expected Loyola to settle the case out of court. A trial by jury is requested in this lawsuit.
Members of the team have expressed confusion over the situation, though they maintain it has not affected them directly.
"It hasn't really been a distraction for us," one player said. "Most of the guys on the team just feel bad for Coach Toomey, because he has had to deal with so much of this and he has kept it away from us. That is his pro-fessionalism, though. It's the way he is."
The College con-tinues to deny any wrongdoing and does not believe there is any basis for the lawsuit.
According to documents obtained from the Baltimore City Circuit Court, Dirrigl claims that Loyola College President Brian Linnane and current coach Charley Toomey repeatedly and wrongfully spread rumors that Dirrigl was engaged in illegal drug use. Toomey, who is also named as a defendant in the case, was an assistant coach at the time.
The documents say that Dirrigl was not using illegal drugs, but an over-the-counter inhaler called Primatene Mist for physical symptoms of stress and anxiety, after a series of personal losses and tragedies including the loss of his father, his sister's cancer diagnosis, and the birth of his daughter, who had undergone surgery to correct a birth defect.
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