Suit Against Robinson Is Settled

A lawsuit against USC and former football coach John Robinson by a former administrative assistant to Robinson has been settled out of court, attorneys for both sides said Tuesday.

“The case has been resolved for both the university and John Robinson,” USC general counsel Todd Dickey said.

Norma Navarro, who worked for Robinson for more than two years before being fired, sued the university and Robinson in a pay dispute in 1997, claiming discrimination on the basis of gender as well as unequal pay and wrongful termination, and charging Robinson with sexual harassment.

Robinson, who already had been fired when the lawsuit was filed, denied the harassment charge.

Details of the settlement were unavailable because of a confidentiality agreement.

“The matter has been resolved,” said Margaret Henry, the attorney representing Navarro.