FAYETTEVILLE — Attorneys for former University of Arkansas football coach Bret Bielema filed an amended lawsuit last week, disputing the Razorback Foundation’s arguments that Bielema’s civil suit against the foundation should be thrown out of federal court.
The Razorback Foundation asked U.S. District Court Judge P.K. Holmes III to dismiss Bielema’s original federal lawsuit on June 26, claiming disputes between Bielema and the foundation were contractually intended to be settled in Washington County Circuit Court.
Wording in Bielema’s 2018 negotiated buyout agreement with the foundation states: “Washington County, Arkansas, shall be the exclusive venue for any action arising under or relating to the Agreement.