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 credibility determinations or weigh the evidence.’” “[T]he court ‘must disregard all evidence favorable to the moving party that the jury is not required to believe.’”

Taylor’s claim for breach of contract hinges on her contention that Jackson State lacked cause to terminate her employment. Under the terms of Taylor’s contract, if Jackson State terminated Taylor without cause, it was required to pay her “the remaining amount owed to [her] under” the contract. Conversely, if Jackson State terminated Taylor for cause, Jackson State was “obligated to pay [her] all amounts owing up to the date of termination only.” Taylor contends that Jackson State breached its contract with her by terminating her without cause and not paying her the entire amount owed under the contract.

The contract defined “cause” as: The contract also provided that “involvement in a deliberate and serious violation of any law, regulation, rule, by-law, policy or constitutional provision of the State of Mississippi, the Board, the NCAA, conference or any other governing authority may result in suspension without pay and/or termination of this contract.”
 * deliberate, serious and willful violations of Head Coach’s duties defined in the Agreement or refusal or unwillingness to perform such duties in good faith; or
 * any conduct of Head Coach in violation of an applicable criminal statute; or
 * knowingly committing or condoning a major violation or a pattern of uncorrected secondary violations of NCAA rules and/or conference rules.