State officials ask Commonwealth Court to help resolve litigation with NCAA.
Harrisburg – State Senator Jake Corman (R-Centre) and State Treasurer Rob McCord have asked Commonwealth Court to place their lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) into mediation, in the hope of deciding the use of Penn State University sanction funds as soon as possible. Their request, filed with the court yesterday afternoon, came after they received an exchange of correspondence from legal counsels for Penn State and the NCAA.

Corman and McCord believe the letters collectively establish a persuasive argument for the Court to compel the litigants to participate in meaningful mediation to resolve their dispute.  Stating that it has “no legal or financial interest in the litigation and therefore is not an indispensable party,” to the case, Penn State said the dispute places it “in the middle between two conflicting legal demands” – Act 1 of 2013 and the NCAA’s consent...