Top Rutgers Lawyer Gets $420K to Step Down

The former Rutgers University lawyer who approved a decision to discipline but not fire the basketball coach who hit, kicked and taunted players will receive a $420,000 severance package.
 
The school says former general counsel John Wolf will receive a lump sum payout equal to 18 months of his $280,775 annual salary.
 
Wolf resigned Thursday amid criticism of his decision to approve a suspension of men's basketball coach Mike Rice in December.
 
Rice was fired last week after a video surfaced that showed him shoving and kicking players and using gay slurs. He's in line to receive just over $1 million under his contract.
 
Athletic director Tim Pernetti also resigned and will receive $1.2 million in salary as part of a settlement agreement.