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The Tennessee Titans filed suit against USC and Lane Kiffin on Monday afternoon in Davidson County Chancery Court. Included in that suit were two specific counts. Count one alleges that USC and Kiffin provided Kennedy Pola, the running backs coach who left for USC, "inducement of breach of contract." This claim is statutory, rooted in Tennessee Code Annotated Section 47-50-109. The second count accuses Kiffin and USC of engaging in common law tortious interference with the contract. The Titans request treble damages, a jury trial, punitive damages, and such other relief as the court deems proper.

Now let's dive into a complaint that is sure to burn a few bridges between USC alum Jeff Fisher and his alma mater, while at the same time becoming the greatest public relations move in the history of any NFL franchise. First, the Titans allege that Kennedy Pola breached his contract. (Breach is a legal term that effectively means "violated" or "broke.") But they aren't suing Pola, at least not yet, for breaching that employment contract. Instead, they are suing USC and Kiffin for causing the breach by inducing and interfering with that contract.

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