Nebraska Statutes 48-2616. Civil remedies
(1) An educational institution has a right of action against an athlete agent or a former student-athlete for damages caused by a violation of the Nebraska Uniform Athlete Agents Act. In an action under this section, the court may award to the prevailing party costs and reasonable attorney‘s fees.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 48-2616
- Action: shall include any proceeding in any court of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Attorney: shall mean attorney at law. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
(2) Damages of an educational institution under subsection (1) of this section include losses and expenses incurred because, as a result of the conduct of an athlete agent or a former student-athlete, the educational institution was injured by a violation of the act or was penalized, disqualified, or suspended from participation in athletics by a national association for the promotion and regulation of athletics, by an athletic conference, or by reasonable self-imposed disciplinary action taken to mitigate sanctions likely to be imposed by such an organization.
(3) A right of action under this section does not accrue until the educational institution discovers or by the exercise of reasonable diligence would have discovered the violation by the athlete agent or former student-athlete.
(4) Any liability of the athlete agent or the former student-athlete under this section is several and not joint.
(5) The act does not restrict rights, remedies, or defenses of any person under law or equity.