Rule Of Tree · Jul 10, 2016
Stanford University Hit With Concussion Lawsuit
Football's concussion litigation has reached The FarmAmid public pressure mounting against the football industry, Stanford joined the list of growing schools hit with concussion-related lawsuits. CBS reports that the Chicago-based firm Edelson PC has sued Stanford, the Pac-12 and the NCAA essentially for negligence in terms of protecting player safety.
The filing contends that the school was essentially negligent in terms of protecting player safety. Per CBS, Dore argues that all three defendant organizations
"knew that football players were in danger of permanent brain injuries but did not protect the players so as to "protect the very profitable business of ‘amateur' college football."